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[–] [email protected] 16 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Blinded by hate. Religion is just used an excuse, even though the hate is contradicting it.

[–] NielsBohron 2 points 10 hours ago

I'd disagree there. Any religion that claims to have a monopoly on capital-T Truth inherently creates ingroups and outgroups. It "others" the outgroups and makes it acceptable (within the ingroups) to dehumanize them.

Even churches than preach love and acceptance inherently look down outsiders and sinners as "less than."