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I'd be more willing to engage with criticism if you didn't use words that don't make sense in this context, leading me to believe you don't know what you're talking about.

It's not shitty or hateful, your anger is the intended outcome; this is a satirical edit of a Christian hate-meme to display how hateful it is when applied to Christians

So, an interesting thing about the free exercise of religion:

Back in the late 20th century, many African and Middle Eastern nations came under the rule of dictators, who fiercely quashed any political dissent (see Egypt, Saudi Arabia). But because these nations had rich Muslim backgrounds, dissenters found a loophole: they were able to organize politically as long as they branded it as "religious." Al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood both started this way, as political groups pursuing political goals under the cover of religion.

I think in the last 30 years, we've seen a similar dynamic play out in America: people who hold political positions that are unpopular or socially-untenable (like "women shouldn't have autonomous control over their bodies") have been able to organize under the guise of religion. They've done this tax-free, even as they violate the very lax rules that have been set up for this.

I think, given this, we genuinely need to decide what qualifies as a "religion," because a lot of this so-called worship sure looks like fascists organizing to overthrow the state and strip rights from minorities. Just because they sing some hymns and donate a few soup cans shouldn't mean that they can freely organize to destroy society, IMHO

Ok, it's not hateful unless you think it is.

To me, that's funny. I understand that some people can take this seriously and come to think that what the meme is saying is actually happening which may bring more harm than good.