(14-06-2026, 06:09 PM)hitlersblackedwaifu Wrote: the microphones they use in the churches have a ridiculously blurry echo - it's done on purpose I believe

so even if you could understand the psalms in the ancient language, you can't hear the words well enough for it to be meaningful

also standing up still for 1hr+ gives me panic attack every time no exception, it's a physical struggle to attend liturgy

(14-06-2026, 06:13 PM)machinelves Wrote: ive never actually been to church or any religious meeting in my life damn

(14-06-2026, 06:11 PM)machinelves Wrote: maybe theyre trying to replicate the way old large church choir acoustics used to sound

(14-06-2026, 06:19 PM)hitlersblackedwaifu Wrote: I believe they don't want you to understand what they are saying on purpose, not to interpret the scripture in a way that goes against the communion.

(14-06-2026, 06:19 PM)Altruist Wrote: Imagine being in a tacky building with 50 bojacks at the peak of their schizo episodes. thats exactly what it feels like

(14-06-2026, 06:19 PM)hitlersblackedwaifu Wrote: I believe they don't want you to understand what they are saying on purpose, not to interpret the scripture in a way that goes against the communion.

(14-06-2026, 06:23 PM)Altruist Wrote: Not that the avg frequenting masses is capable of understanding anything anyway. the priests could tell them to bonesmash to become god's favorites and they d do it without much convincing needed

(14-06-2026, 06:30 PM)hitlersblackedwaifu Wrote: yeah that's definitely more like it for the modern attending audience, but it wasn't always like that

think bogomilism in the balkans for example

(14-06-2026, 06:34 PM)Altruist Wrote: It was always like that from my pov

Half the 7yos today cant take religious tales seriously