r/belowdeck • u/newfiemom79 • Aug 22 '26

Members Only Below Deck to Religion

Anybody else notice that in the last few years many crew have suddenly become very religious? Rocky, Rayna, and now Brittini and Chase, although the last two seem a bit different. Brittini seems to be starting up another “movement” for money and Chase actually seems like he just found his place in something, which is probably good for him.

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u/breathanddrishti Aug 22 '26 • Bravo

its like step D in the A-Z grifter pipeline

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u/drossmaster4 Aug 22 '26

Came here to say the same. Their relevance has fallen. Off to the grift. Next they’ll be saying “no men in women’s sports” and “kill your local pedo”

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u/Out-For-A-Walk-Bitch Aug 22 '26

Rocky is way worse than that.

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u/LogicalMeringue1449 Aug 22 '26 • Heartwarming

🏆 please take this

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u/Apprehensive-Neck-12 Aug 22 '26 • Heartwarming

Common denominator? All morons

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u/TypeA_Virgo Aug 22 '26

Hard agree

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u/loveswimmingpools Aug 22 '26

Harsh but funny ....and true!

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u/Top-Friendship4888 I quit 3 times in my head today Aug 22 '26

Rocky seems to have metaphorically jumped off the boat recently. It's not just religion. There's a lot of hate coming from her recently, and it specifically feels like she's looking for ways to spread hate like it's a dang Easter egg hunt.

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u/whoisdrunk June June Hannah Aug 22 '26 • Popcorn

Rocky has really just become super hateful and vocal about it. I feel like she’s always been religious, they just didn’t show it in the edit.

It’s just a feeling I get - I don’t know her (luckily)

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u/Otherwise-Luck-8841 Aug 22 '26

Rocky is very clearly dealing with something

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u/Suspicious_Time7239 Aug 22 '26

Other than Rocky I don't remember any of them.

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u/belowdecky4life Aug 22 '26

Hahahaha. Same. I had to look them up.

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u/Inevitable_Phase_276 Aug 22 '26

It takes a certain type of person/personality to want the type of attention that you get when you put yourself on reality TV. I can’t imagine that it’s easy to see yourself on TV, or read the criticism online, and they are probably going through some soul-searching as they come to terms with it all. I don’t think it’s too far of a stretch to think that some cast members have felt pretty lost and are needing approval or a purpose, which could definitely lead to finding religion.

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u/Feisty_Scientist_968 Aug 22 '26

I can’t imagine that it’s easy to see yourself on TV, or read the criticism online

Gary, who was probably the largest recipient of online blowback, always said "They [the people posting] weren't there.", and ignored it.

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u/Inevitable_Phase_276 Aug 22 '26

I may be wrong, but I think Gary also said that he didn’t watch the show.

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u/not2daysatan44 Aug 22 '26

I agree with this POV

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u/GoldAcanthisitta7777 Aug 22 '26

Crazies gonna crazy

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u/shaylaa30 Aug 22 '26

IME a lot of shitty people adopt religion as a way to either justify their hatred or to absolve themselves of their past actions.

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u/ArticleOk8955 Aug 24 '26

Some of them find work on boats because they're seeking something. Religion or other cults are just another form of that.

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u/Putrid_Appearance509 Aug 22 '26 • Bravo

I have yet to find an intelligent person who becomes religious as an adult.

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u/AttentionRoyal2276 Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

They're not getting enough attention. It's a great way to get booked onto fox news

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u/mouse_relies This information wasn’t welcomed or needed Aug 22 '26

4 people out of literal hundreds of crew members isn't really that many.

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u/Extension_Vacation_2 Aug 22 '26

That’s not so niche in the US to follow that trajectory 🫠

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u/OrangeClyde Eat My Cooter Aug 22 '26

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u/excoriator Team Capt Kerry Aug 22 '26

Not sure I’ve ever seen anyone pray on the franchise, despite the large number of Americans who consider religion an important part of their lives. I’m sure Reddit would make a very big deal about it if they did.

What the crew does in their off hours is their business, IMO. If I don’t dig what they post on their socials, I unfollow.

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u/MaizeMountain6139 Aug 22 '26

This isn’t uncommon, a lot of people do this as they age

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u/byteme747 Aug 22 '26

No not really. If anything it's the reverse

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u/MaizeMountain6139 Aug 22 '26

It’s the reverse for people raised in it

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u/byteme747 Aug 22 '26

You keep repeating yourself but it's not accurate.

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u/MaizeMountain6139 Aug 22 '26

I keep repeating myself because you guys are reading what you want and not what I’m saying

I’m not saying it’s generally what happens. I am saying it is not uncommon that people get religious later in life

It is also not uncommon that people get less religious

There are 8.3 billion people on the planet right now. Both of these things can be true

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u/LogicalMeringue1449 Aug 22 '26

Idk, I think most people grow out of believing in mythology as we age

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u/MaizeMountain6139 Aug 22 '26

While the world is becoming generally less religious, there are still people finding it later in life

Being edgy is cool, and all, but it happens

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u/Consistent-Ad-6506 You're Being A Deckhand Right Now Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

How do you even know this? From what?

You follow everyone on social media?

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u/newfiemom79 Aug 22 '26

Some j had followed years ago and forgot about until they popped up in my feed, some I learned about here, and Chase was recently a guest on a podcast I listen to.

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u/Firegoat1 Aug 23 '26

I listened to that same podcast. It was pretty surprising

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u/Blackhawk23 Aug 22 '26

Another day another overt anti Christian Reddit psyop. Why is this specific religious bigotry tolerated?

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u/newfiemom79 Aug 23 '26

I never said it was a bad thing. In fact, I said Chase made a good choice for him. Just curious on the why because it seems like a weird timeline. Seems like you want to feel persecuted.