-Does God Accept Therians?- The short answer is yes. God accepts any of us. After all, we were created in His image. If you believe in the God of love from the Bible, then you are considered a treasured child worthy of attention and respect. As the Bible says in Psalm 139:14, “We are fearfully and wonderfully made.” Like any other personal identity, therianthropy is a part of God’s unique design. To say otherwise would be to believe in a harsh and unforgiving God, which doesn’t make sense to Christianity. Being a Christian therian has nothing to do with sin or shame. Nothing in the Bible explicitly rejects anyone who identifies with non-human animals. If you believe God makes no mistakes, then your therian identity could actually be a part of his design. You are more than welcome to live your life as a therian aligned with the underlying ideals of the Bible – first among them, to treat others the way you would be treated and not throw stones at glass houses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Is Being a Therian Religious?- Therianthropy is not a religion. Therians are a personal identity where you feel closely attached or aligned with non-human traits and characteristics of animals. In general, you’ll find two forms of therians: Spiritual Therians: They view therianthropy through the lens of a spiritual aspect. This may include seeing the tropes as past lives and can pose some issues when discussing reincarnation and interpreting your identity through other spiritual frameworks. Many spiritual therians experience therian shifts as a spiritual event. Psychological Therians: You form your identity from the mind with little spiritual components. Therianthropy is a psychological or personal identity that does not impact the faith or religion you practice. In both cases, it is all up to you. No one can dictate how you see the world. You are your own creation. If you believe in God, then believe. It is entirely up to you as an individual. Plus, there are a lot of cool things you can do as a therian and a Christian. Why limit yourself?
-FAQs- Are Christians Allowed to Believe in Evolution? Many scientists believe that God created the universe and that evolution is a natural process within that creation. There is nothing wrong with Christian therians to also accept the concept of evolution. Can a Christian believe in therianthropy? Yes, you can absolutely be a Christian and have different theriotypes—neither conflicts with one another. Wearing a therian mask doesn’t mean you are full of sin. Is therianthropy against Christian teachings? It’s way too easy to pick and choose different Bible verses and put them out of context to support an argument one way or another. Nothing in the Bible mentions a conflict with the idea of being a therian. Can spiritual therians still be Christians if they reject reincarnation? You can be a spiritual therian and hold beliefs that may not rely on reincarnation and still practice your Christian faith without conflict. What is a spiritual therian? You are a therian with some spiritual elements from your past lives or non-human/animal spirits. That belief has nothing to do with Christianity and is beloved in many cultures that also have a Christian faith.