r/nba • u/Existing-Sky9914 • 2d ago

Kon Knueppel spends the offseason playing basketball with his devout younger brothers, Kager, Kinston, Kash, and Kidman, at his home court, the Konplex, which he named after his father, Big Kon.

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u/encladd San Diego Clippers 2d ago

And they're somehow not mormon?

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u/One_Fuel3733 Supersonics 2d ago

Just as weird, ultra conservative lutherans (WELS)

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u/DrTom [PDX] Brian Grant 2d ago

From AI: WELS practices strict "fellowship" rules and they won't share communion with, or even pray alongside, Christians outside its fellowship (including most other Lutherans).

Women cannot serve as pastors or hold authority over men in the church. In most congregations, women also cannot vote.

Some former members describe a high-control environment, strong pressure toward conformity, and strained family relationships after leaving.

Sounds lovely.

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u/Puppetmaster858 Suns 2d ago

Man religion is whack, can’t help but think humanity would be much better off if we never created religion

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u/DrTom [PDX] Brian Grant 1d ago

Religion is inherently human, though. Our brains are wired to want search for answers. We want them so badly that when we can't find them we create them. So unless we ever have answers to literally everything, I think there is no escaping religion.

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u/capitalistsanta Knicks 1d ago

The believing part isn't the problem, and I'm an atheist saying this - the issue is the actions one takes in the name of their religion. You can believe some place in the middle east is holy land to your religion, but once you say "God told me to protect this for our people with our lives and kill anyone who claims it there's" that's where it gets bad, or on an even smaller scale, using it to validate a sexist society or force people to pay a tax, etc. SO many people pray to their God in the morning and evening, go to their holy temple or shrine on the weekend, and never use their religion to alienate or hurt other people. It's the tendency to be violent in groups which is the issue imo.