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>>44800131
>>44800219
> But, if we’re looking at the game from a purely theological perspective, like we are now, every single character is going to Hell.
This could indeed be the case if we are to take the games and media as they exist literally in our world, but I would like to propose something, anons.
What if the media we have are corrupt representations of a Gensokyo where everyone, or at least a majority, is a devout Christian? Of course, there would still be the need to reconcile things like shrines and so-called gods for this to work (and them not to be worshipping idols), but if we accept that omissions or corruptions in the current media exist, we can also think of what a more ideal Christian Gensokyo would look like, while still preserving its aesthetic and lore essence.
Perhaps somewhat of a hot take, but it is precisely why I said no ZUN fanboys: most people I have met will immediately jump at such proposals and say that anything an author says is absolute truth, because apparently subjectivity in art does not exist and the author thought first of these worlds, so he must be right.

>>44543568
>Christianity and other Abrahamic religions disappear from the Outside World
>the roomba meets Jesus of Nazareth in Gensokyo
Now that would be one hell of a fanfic.

>>44252129
All of these things you've just listed are things that are very interesting, but are never explained or expanded on, which would be my point.
She has a lot going for her, but she just got dropped in favor of different characters which I think is a shame.
It's like watching the intro to a very ambitious movie and then it cuts off before you get any real exposition, but the seeds of the plot are already sown.

It'd be interesting to find out her exact relation to the Crucifixion, even if it was probably just a throwaway joke by ZUN initially.
Although Makai was associated with latin crosses in HRtP, so that could also be a connection.

Ruuma at the Temple of Makai!
What kind of arcane power lies dormant, begging for a suggestable vessel to surge through and use to make a new portal?
There are more than a few people in Makai that would like a shot at Reimu...