
Dude, Iām not religious either, but faith brings so much happiness and joy to many people, and Iām not gonna ruin that. There are plenty of bad actors that have weaponized Christianity and make people like you and me jaded, but we are no better if we act hateful ourselves, weād be another sect of bad actors.
Itās also created some of the largest-reaching mutual aid networks ever seen. It's the largest religion, of course. Many have done harm under its name, and thatās a disgusting reality, but to not acknowledge the good thatās also been done is just dishonest. We can acknowledge two realities: that so much harm has been done due to the bastardization of its text but also all the good thatās come from its messaging.
Crusades, witch hunts, all of the atrocities across Turtle Island, Australia, pretty much everywhere on the globe. Yāall have pushed the same bullshit to enforce slavery and defend genocides. Itās a net negative. It continues to harbour cultists and rapists who are treated better than minorities who just exist.
Crusades were justified, witch hunts were donāt by the Protestants, not the Catholics, Australia was the heretical anglicans, and Catholic colonist mostly converted by choice, Protestant by force, because that was the orders of the pope at the time that it should be by choice, and in general colonist donāt work for the church, missionaries followed to spread the good news. And the Catholic Church, specifically the jesuit missionaries spread teachings opposed to slavery always. Know history
Ok Iām gonna go on a limb here and say you probably donāt have a stable home with a married mother and father, and your ideal past time is sleeping with a many people as often as possible. Thatās cult activity right there. I donāt care about Protestant. Iām defending the Catholic Church alone, the one Jesus himself started. A cult is the worshipping of a NON Devine or all perfect being, usually in defiance of the true god (like Satan), with a set of immoral teaching, and immoral goals.
If youāre talking about the crusades yes they were justified. Because guess what. The Muslims attacked first. Egypt, north and east Africa, and most of the Middle East, including Israel the holy land, was all already Catholic, and by choice, the Muslims came from Saudi Arabia and conquered it all away and were threatening to invade Europe and were already sending pirates to pillage Catholic trade. Thatās why the crusades started. So yes it was justified.