Members of evangelical churches, a branch of Protestantism, are increasing. These believers say they are drawn by a more informal liturgy and the emphasis on community.
The problem is a beleif system not grounded in reality under the control of random con men that is protected by the law so they don’t have to pay taxes or cooperate with police investigations.
Because you think that the chakra-healing yoga teacher selling supplements, taking advantage of people who are desperate to get better or to look better and who don’t know better, is in any way morally or ethically superior to any member of an organized religion?
She is a priest like all the others in my book. Behaving exactly the same way.
You decided that you didn’t like people attacking orginized religon and then compared it to something that is nowhere near as harmful because you assumed I am ok with all other instances of cult behavior to feel like the victim.
That’s whataboutism.
And to be honest, Idk if you can even self reflect for long enough to see that
You need to snap out of this mentality that religion is healthy, it has wormed its way deep into your core.
Religion isn’t the problem,
The problem is a beleif system not grounded in reality under the control of random con men that is protected by the law so they don’t have to pay taxes or cooperate with police investigations.
So just all orginized religion…
Because you think that the chakra-healing yoga teacher selling supplements, taking advantage of people who are desperate to get better or to look better and who don’t know better, is in any way morally or ethically superior to any member of an organized religion?
She is a priest like all the others in my book. Behaving exactly the same way.
No we shouldn’t allow any con men to work up groups of uneducated people into a frenzy for their own financial gain.
You thinking that this is a whataboutism thing is a sign that you have religious conditioning that you need to work out.
I didn’t say that attention should be given elsewhere. That would be whataboutism.
I am saying that the tree is being mistaken for the forest.
You decided that you didn’t like people attacking orginized religon and then compared it to something that is nowhere near as harmful because you assumed I am ok with all other instances of cult behavior to feel like the victim.
That’s whataboutism.
And to be honest, Idk if you can even self reflect for long enough to see that
You need to snap out of this mentality that religion is healthy, it has wormed its way deep into your core.
I don’t like people attacking organized religion?! Are you joking?
The base behavior is the same: predating on the weaknesses on others leveraging irrational thoughts.
You didn’t even read my first comment.