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Just as God intended (europe.pub)
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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They claim to be Christian, yet ban the CROSS bow?

Checkmate, Papists!

[–] MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago

Hear me out, it’s a Big Sword conspiracy. They wanted to be the only weapon marketed to the cross-shaped-violence demographic.

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s a weird looking trebuchet but ok

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago
  • ballista
[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sucks? Is that why the church banned using the crossbow against christians in 1139?

[–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was too awesome.

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago

Exactly. It was deemed unfair.

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

literal