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<blockquote data-quote="Emperor Constantine" data-source="post: 1306191" data-attributes="member: 16623"><p>The thing about Christianity is that it’s red pill in and of itself. Adam let his woman talk him into serving the serpent rather than God, humanity lost its innocence, and now we are born in a state of separation from God that can only be remedied by picking up our cross and following him. </p><p></p><p>Blue pill Christianity only exists insofar as Christians choose to deviate from actual Christianity. The most important thing to read as an antidote to modernist garbage is the four Gospels, although the rest of scripture is also very valuable. Especially the Psalms, as pitbull owner pointed out. </p><p></p><p>One patristic book that is very relevant these days is </p><p><em>Marriage and Family Life</em> by St. John Chrysostom. It’s very solid advice, and it saved me from what would have been an awful marriage. </p><p></p><p>Another that is always useful is <em>The Desert Fathers</em>. A great reminder of just how counter-cultural genuine Christianity really is. When Christianity went from being the persecuted minority to being the dominant religion of the empire, the Church was flooded with nominal Christians and many of the holy men and women fled to the desert to escape the bad influence and unfaithful pastors. This book shares many of their stories. </p><p></p><p><em>Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future</em> by St. Seraphim Rose deals with a lot of very relevant topics for the modern West; pop “spirituality”, far-East religions, the hallucinogenic drugs that Joe Rogan peddles, the charismatic movement, people waiting for aliens to save us, etc. It really highlights the demonic forces we’re struggling against, and emphasizes the need to follow Christ to avoid these traps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emperor Constantine, post: 1306191, member: 16623"] The thing about Christianity is that it’s red pill in and of itself. Adam let his woman talk him into serving the serpent rather than God, humanity lost its innocence, and now we are born in a state of separation from God that can only be remedied by picking up our cross and following him. Blue pill Christianity only exists insofar as Christians choose to deviate from actual Christianity. The most important thing to read as an antidote to modernist garbage is the four Gospels, although the rest of scripture is also very valuable. Especially the Psalms, as pitbull owner pointed out. One patristic book that is very relevant these days is [i]Marriage and Family Life[/i] by St. John Chrysostom. It’s very solid advice, and it saved me from what would have been an awful marriage. Another that is always useful is [i]The Desert Fathers[/i]. A great reminder of just how counter-cultural genuine Christianity really is. When Christianity went from being the persecuted minority to being the dominant religion of the empire, the Church was flooded with nominal Christians and many of the holy men and women fled to the desert to escape the bad influence and unfaithful pastors. This book shares many of their stories. [i]Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future[/i] by St. Seraphim Rose deals with a lot of very relevant topics for the modern West; pop “spirituality”, far-East religions, the hallucinogenic drugs that Joe Rogan peddles, the charismatic movement, people waiting for aliens to save us, etc. It really highlights the demonic forces we’re struggling against, and emphasizes the need to follow Christ to avoid these traps. [/QUOTE]
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