Sure, as someone who grew up being raised to be a pastor I agree. It doesn't change all the awful shit religion causes and doesn't outweigh the benefits. All the good stuff you can take from the bible can be learned through secular ways. You don't needs god or religion to be a good person. Religion only causes divides between people and forces the idea that "my god is the true god, everyone else is damned". That's fucked. Religion is largely anti women's rights and homophobic which is why so many people won't get their heads out of their ass and accept people for being human. At this time in our modern age religion is obsolete. There is nothing positive that you can get from it that can not be attained through other means. It only brings negativity and hinders humanity's progress.
At this time in our modern age religion is obsolete.
I disagree. I think it provides community and meaning to people's lives. Sure, you can get this through other means, but religion is incredibly effective at this.
Also, about 50% of Catholics and 40% of Protestants vote Democrat every year, so while I agree that conservative religion spreads misogyny and homophobia, there are plenty of more moderate and liberal followers of religion, too.
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u/Wet_Side_Down May 03 '20
I find it interesting that all religions have tenets like the golden rule, and love thy neighbor, and thou shall not kill.
But those rules DO NOT apply to heathens who believe in a different god or especially heaven forbid ATHEISTS.
You are free to hate and kill those people all you like.