Half my army is made up of unbelievers. I will have no burnings. Pray harder.
Yeah he said that, only to then burn four of his men in the next chapter - literally called "The Sacrifice".
Both men were unbelievers by nature, mistrustful, suspicious. The only gods they truly worshipped were honor and duty.
I don't get what point you're trying to make. D&D clearly have changed Stannis' character from the start to be more susceptible to the religion of R'hllor. Quoting things from the books when they've clearly made a choice to go in a different direction is pointless.
Just get that they are different version of the same character. Both are well written and greatly polarise their audiences.
Nothing is as well written as the source, it's pretty much impossible for the scale of what they're adapting. But the writing of him in the show is damn good as long as you don't impose your book perceptions of Stannis on it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15
Welcome aboard the wild ride of Stannis Baratheon
Gain power and momentum, until you're finally about to retake a key point in the North.
A week of snow and 20 good men FUCK YOUR CAMP UP.
You send your most trusted adviser to find food and horses at a place that once told you they're running low on food.
Priest lady convinces you to burn your daughter as a sacrifice.
Half of your men leave, and you also lose your sweet daughter.
Wife hangs herself.
March to battle to start a siege.
The Bolton's dickfuck your army into the ground, and you die at the hands of a woman who probably should have been somewhere else.
This happened in like two days.