u/No_Ladder1955

What we think? (Also I haven't styled the wig yet, should I even, messy look good?)

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Hello! So this is marked nsfw cuz I know religion can become controversial, but this is a question I've been pondering for myself for a while. For me personally I absolutely love hazbin hotel! My favorite character is Alastor, I recently started buying myself merch from the show, and Im getting a costume prepped for comicon soon. But something I've wondered since I started watching, and since my parents started getting on me about it since I started buying merch is: is it okay for me to watch it, or does it go against my faith?

For me, I think it's okay, and I don't believe it's straying me away from my faith, I'm somewhat new to Christianity. My family is strongly Catholic, and I am an ex Catholic, however I wasn't very strong in my faith before. Now I'm a little more dedicated to my faith, but I still believe it's not affecting me or my faith negatively. I still greatly enjoy the show, I'm not a fan of everything depicted, but it doesn't take away from my enjoyment overall. To me it's just a show, with characters and a story I enjoy, with fun music.

My family is strongly against it tho, they tried pulling up the song, "loser baby" and in my opinion completely missing the point of the song, claiming it was telling its audience to do drugs, sex, alcohol, and gambling, and that all of it was okay. They said the show was going to bring me to the devil and turn me away from God. They said that Alastor was another word for the devil. And that the show brings up all kinds of topics trying to make it "normal." That it's devil worship, and even though it's bright colors, it's still wrong. That it glorifies hell and the devil and all of that. See my argument against that is what about characters and things my parents enjoy like ghost rider, or spawn, all things that have to do with hell?

See I have a really iffy relationship with my parents, especially my dad. Last year around this time I left home because they didn't feel safe from verbal abuse and I felt they were incredibly controlling and manipulative. A lot of dark events happened and I ended up back home unfortunately, and I'm still working my way out of the house. Anyway, until then I figured I'd just let myself express myself how I want to be, and I'd wear hazbin merch whether they liked it or not. And I figured they'd react this way.

But I still can't help but wonder if it's against MY faith. Not theirs, but mine. If they made any points about it that are reasonable and should turn me away from the show? Or if it's all malarkey and I can enjoy what I want to. Are there any fellow Christians who enjoy watching the show, or anyone who thinks my parents argument about it is overblown?