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[โ€“] [email protected] 56 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Or the fox being sneaky was a pretty universal symbolism, and both the Danish and Japanese saw the Christians as sneaky, manipulative people.

[โ€“] W_itjust_works 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They weren't? ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝ

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

I think the poster forgot to finish their sentence with 'that they were'

[โ€“] weker01 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Do you think the left figure depicts a christian monk? I find it hard to tell and no dates are provided.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There was however a christian monk named Saint Christopher who was sometimes depicted with the head of a dog. There were also many stories going back through history of peoples generally referred to now as the "cynocephali" who were reported as far back as ancient greece, as a race of people who had the features of dogs and walked upright and wore human clothing and lived in cities.

I have my doubts... to say the least, but I think it's fascinating that we have this weird, ongoing obsession as a species with our mammalian cousins, particularly canines that walk upright. Likely this goes back ten thousand years or more to when people were starting to settle down and do agriculture, we had to deal with a LOT more wolves and we had very complex relationships with wolf packs or wolf families who we shared space with. While likely most of them we killed before they could kill us, I imagine over such vast, vast stretches of history that there were probably more than a few collaborative relationships.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Considering how gossip and stories tend to be passed down, my bet is that someone once saw a bunch of people that wore wolf skins over their heads (think roman velites) and, from mouth to mouth exaggeration, it became "walking, talking dogs/wolves"

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

The Japanese one is not depicting a Christian monk, and the Danish one is depicting a Catholic monk, but it was made by Lutherans as part of the anti-Catholic movement of the Reformation.

[โ€“] [email protected] 50 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Brother Peter has eaten another coop of chickens. Should we investigate?

[โ€“] [email protected] 57 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, let's just move him to a different monastery.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

...in Japan.

[โ€“] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Furries are getting less religious these days.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Put the GOD back in the ANIMALS.

And I am absolutely talking about Zeus.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

i think zeus is a crab by now

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I thought Zeus was a god dressed up as an animal in other gods, animals and humans.

[โ€“] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Who says they're disguised? Foxes can't be devout?

*also, a lone robe is hardly a disguise. They're very obviously foxes, so it's not like they're trying to hide. They just want to be part of the community and everyone's assuming the worst.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

They're very obviously foxes, so it's not like they're trying to hide

Ignoring the most likely scenario: that they're just not GOOD at pretending to be human, what with the nonhaving of thumbs, lack of experience etc..

[โ€“] Gates9 15 points 2 weeks ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The only reasonable explanation is that the monks have a secret time machine just to attend Powerwolf concerts.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for reminding me this band exists.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Didn't the right one train the ninja turtles?

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

The Danish one looks like Wily Coyote after realizing he's about to suffer

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Fookin' furries.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Vixen monks = vonks? Vinks? Mixen?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

What about foxy vixen? Fixen?

...

What do you mean all vixen are foxy?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

does that imply that there are stoat monks which are called Stonks?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

They are everywhere. They just apply more advanced makeup.

Ever wonder why there are so many orange televangelists and politicians these days?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I see it as wolves in sheep's clothing

[โ€“] ryedaft 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

dude that's just master splinter

[โ€“] ryedaft 3 points 2 weeks ago

There are Asian Catholics

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah I'm crazy... crazy like a monk!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Master Splinter was... Dutch? ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Dutch living in Denmark. He was a fox, he could pull it off.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

He was a fruit pastry?!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Of course not. He was Japanese.