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It's a page from Jeffrey Brown's quirky, fascinating "A Matter of Life" (2013)

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[–] SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Wow, the couple of comments so far are just raging "le redditor atheist".

This comic is harmless. Ya'll just see "religion" and get angry... calm down edgelords.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, the "church" thing was just placing the setting, which sounds like it could be a real event from the author's life - not much they can do about where it happened. The story and the punchline have nothing to do with religion, so it's an odd thing to latch onto.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

TBF, Brown 'losing his religion' is a major theme of the graphic novel, and I thought he handled it with plenty of respect, tact, and honesty... all told in his quirky storytelling mode, of course.

@sailorfuzz@lemmy.world

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh man, I feel this. The decision to express himself in the way that feels best (even if it isn't through words), the grown-up making a misinterpretation of it, the inadvertent embarrassment on the kid for having been misunderstood... the author could be my kin.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's a nice book, and a lighthearted look at a young man losing his religion. I'll post some more pages, soon.

[–] Battle_Masker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

oh child, they'd do something far worse than attack you

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Like, regaling you endlessly with Grampa Simpsons' incoherent stories? XD

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Fuck mission trips. Fuck your prosletyzing drivel. Shut the fuck up about your nonsense religions and stay the fuck home. You do not help with these mission trips. You destroy communities around the world.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Preach, brother! /s

[–] gws@programming.dev -1 points 1 week ago

Religious propaganda bullshit.