Anonymous #1 42w

it was basically a creationism book that talked about adam and eve too, but i remember putting it down and just being like “wtf even was that” Catholicism, specifically, is much harsher than other denominations. I noticed growing up that those who were Catholic were also extremely quick to judge and cast shame or doubt…

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Anonymous #3 42w

Right wingers mock and genuinely attack minority faiths all the time, ESPECIALLY Muslims. Christianity is the dominant religion. It’s the one that does the oppressing. Thats why people not on the right feel comfortable attacking it. Because it’s not oppressed and it’s the one that oppresses others.

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Anonymous #3 42w

I should say dominant religion in this country. In Iraq Islam would take this role. In India it would be Hinduism. In Tibet it would be Buddhism.

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Anonymous #1 42w

I do agree that Christian’s can be judgmental but I definitely don’t agree that it’s the only religion that mocks and attacks others. You’ll see it in this community on Easter, promise you. I personally would never ever talk about another religion the way others talk about Christianity. There are hateful people who claim to be Christian because of their “political values”, but their morals don’t reflect those of Jesus’s. There’s hypocrisy everywhere.

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Anonymous #2 42w

I just feel like it’s disrespectful regardless

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Anonymous #3 42w

I don’t agree with people doing that at all but the whole “that’s why people not on the right feel comfortable attacking it” is throwing me because not all Christians are right wingers. I just think it’s disrespectful to trash any religion, I personally would never even think to do that.

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Anonymous #3 42w

As if Buddhists would ever attack other religions lol. They really be the most chill

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Anonymous #4 42w

They really do be

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Anonymous #4 42w

The genocide in Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims has been primarily committed by Buddhist nationalists

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Anonymous OP 42w

Not all christians are right wingers, black Protestants especially are overwhelmingly democratic. But Christianity is a primary driver of right wing politics in this country. A great many people have had negative experiences with Christianity, myself included. People are going to criticize the religion and the religious institutions which have harmed them and people they care about.

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Anonymous OP 42w

maybe but people disrespect people and all kind of things all the time

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Anonymous #3 42w

I think you’re missing that geographical location is also a HUGE factor. I’m Catholic and from New England which is bluer than blue. Majority of us are Irish or Italian or Latin American. You go over to NYC or California, same thing. We are majority Catholic and historically vote blue time after time. You go down south, denominations are different, you mix in the us history, you’re not going to see the same thing.

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Anonymous OP 42w

I mean even if you do look at other geographical locations, there’s always going to be outliers. I don’t think any of us in the US would agree with how women are treated in places like Afghanistan or Iran regarding basic human rights, but just because their government/military is primarily Muslim that doesn’t mean it reflects the entire religion and people who practice.

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Anonymous OP 42w

I think that you can look at the history of different religions and can distinguish between them and point out particular critiques. Often times reformist movements can remove some of these more problematic aspects, as has happened in western Christianity, but there are still issue found in the theology that lead to modern harm.

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Anonymous #3 42w

Islam *is* predominantly repressive towards women. That doesn’t mean all Muslims are but the religion as a whole encourages misogyny. Christianity is historically intolerant of minority religions when compared to most of Islam’s history. It also has a history of encouraging misogyny and still drives much of it today. Traditionalist Judaism is also misogynistic. Hinduism has justified the caste system.

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Anonymous #7 42w

“The Bible says life begins at conception” is not a valid reason for abortion to be straight up outlawed. Third, there’s scandals across most sects. As a Catholic myself, I’d like to point out the Vatican shuffling pedophiles, Canada’s resident schools, and hitting kids with rulers. Fundamentalists are insufferable and so easy to mock and oftentimes the dumbest are also the loudest. Many people lost faith in the church because of continuous scandals.

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Anonymous #7 42w

And last is the hypocrisy. Christian/Conservative crossover is such a paradox. We’re deporting and disappearing and threatening to invade our neighbors. Mega churches amass huge amounts of wealth and don’t help the sick and poor. Social programs are being stripped from Americans. Conservative Christians don’t want children to be fed. Looking at Islam, one of their CORE PILLARS is a redistribution of wealth, which is something Mayor Mamdani ran on.

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Any “islamic state” or any predominantly Muslim state? Islamic states can be liberalized and secularized just like Christian ones can. The Ottoman Empire decriminalized homosexuality 100 years before England did.

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Anonymous #3 42w

Obviously a state that declares Islam as the official religion is going to be more repressive than a secular, democratic nation with a majority Muslim population. The same applies for Christian countries though.

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How?

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sure but Muslim nationalists have no power in the US compared to a whole party dedicated to christian nationalism

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I don't care if you think they're christians. They call themselves christians and explicitly state in their party platform that they want to legislate based on the bible.

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Anonymous OP 42w

Who cares. American christians are some of the worst and most disrespectful people I've ever met.

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It is true so interpret that how you want.

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Anonymous #9 42w

But you would never say that about any other religion is the point

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Anonymous #5 42w

Honestly yeah you have a point. The right wingers do make us look bad as a whole when they try and mix politics with religion. Everyone has the right to believe in whatever religion they want.

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Anonymous #11 42w

I also make fun of Mormons

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Anonymous #7 42w

I get that. I do. However, in that case, I think everyone of every religion can be a hypocrite. Other Christians probably think I’m a hypocrite for being pro-choice and socially left, and yes I think the right are hypocrites for being full of hatred/greed/lacking empathy/not caring for those in need/etc. I mean visit this community on Easter and you will see the blatant mocking from people that say the other side is hateful. Both sides are hypocrites and I wish more people were able to see it.

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So because Christianity is the most common religion in our country that’s what makes it okay to say disrespectful things about it? Just wondering

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Anonymous OP 42w

Yes I would. If American Muslims were doing the things American christians are I would also call them terrible people.

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Anonymous #9 42w

Well good. That’s the thing tho, is it American Christian’s or is it right wingers? Because there are plenty of modern day conservatives who tote being a devout Christian when in reality they are just hateful people who USE religion rather than actually PRACTICE it. There are also plenty of left Christians, like me, who literally just try to be a good person and practice their religion even if we’re not perfect. I just feel like generalizing an entire religion as terrible people is crazy.

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Anonymous #11 42w

😭😭😭

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Believe it or not, I think you have the right to your own opinion, so you’re preaching to the wrong crowd. I was just curious as to WHY people feel comfortable doing it. I don’t think I’m perfect or above anyone else. I will stand up for my morals and will condemn the actions of some Christians. I don’t agree with mega churches, I don’t agree with Southern Baptists teachings, I don’t agree with the LDS church and don’t feel the need to justify their beliefs so I don’t agree with that at all.

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