Though this is a "circlejerk" subreddit, the term 'circlejerk' is sexual in nature and thus offends the Lord. Instead, we shall use the term 'Sidehug' or 'Sidehugs' to describe the nature of self-affirmation in this subreddit in a non-sexual, gender-neutral way. Yay!

Never link to other subreddits (known as cross-posting) including NP links, do not boast of vote brigading, or vote manipulation. If you do this you will be cast out of the promised land of Sidehugs.

If making a [meta] post, please use the [meta] tag at the start of your post. These posts should not target a specific user. Use these posts to discuss drama, quality stupidity, and shenanigans in /r/christianity!

Atheists are welcome but this is a subreddit of the Lord and it will be respected as such. Any anti-God posts shall be removed. THIS SUBREDDIT IS DEDICATED TO THE LOVE OF CHRIST AND WE WILL BAN YOU TO PROVE IT.

The moderator team in /r/sidehugs will not police content. Humor can be a touchy subject at times, so we will continue to trust the community to tell us what true Christian hilarity looks like with blessings of upvotes and sidehugs to all who make them smile!

I'm moving this week and I'm not going to write a lot, but here's a few announcements.

We decided earlier this week that masturbation, gang rape, and Capitalism are all incompatible with Christianity. There was a vote, but you missed it. Probably because you were too busy self-hugging, group-hugging, or exploiting the proletariat. You're going to have to stop at least two of those.

Cardinal Dolan is a front-runner for the papacy. Cardinal Gooby is still missing, presumed dead.

I'll start working on updating the CSS again after I finish moving. Unfortunately, because of your sin, flair text will not be introduced until the last of you have died. At least your kids have something to look forward to.

[Meta] When I was a camp counselor, I got into an argument with one of my camper's parents about whether Jesus turned the water into wine or grape juice, and the parent clung to that same point. To me, it seems like bending over backward-and-a-half to read your own views into the text.

Of course, this same parent told me that rock music was demonic because it had African drum beats that were originally used for pagan rites of worship, and that they exorcised demons of rock and roll from people at his church. You have no idea how much I wish that wasn't meta.

[meta] Yeaaaah. At least this bible is willing to admit that the word used COULD also be used as "fermented grape juice", but due to some other flimsy arguments that don't really make sense, it's not!!!!

[meta] This was actually my runner-up choice. I had the tab open, which is my way of separating out my favorites, and the RPG barely edged out the win.

[also meta] This looks like as good a place to mention it as any, but in a future where I am once again employed, I've toyed with the idea of giving Reddit Gold to the weekly first place winners. We'll see what happens with grad school and jobs, though. I'd definitely like to do this.