You lifted one word out of my comment and focused on that single word that had nothing to do with the actual point so you could avoid any acknowledging the criticism. I'm not playing your stupid games. I don't accept for a moment you're engaging in good faith, sorry.

If you don't want to talk about why this was a shitty, hateful thing to post, nobody is forcing you to talk to me, buddy. Just go on with your life and try no to hurt anyone else.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] mulcahey 0 points 2 years ago

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