• Jackie's Fridge@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I hate the institution for enabling by design bad actors throughout its entire history. Any good it does or has ever done can be handled as well, if not better, by secular organisations.

    Those “few” people aren’t just two-faced congregants. They are the people who hide sexual predators within church ranks, people who impose their beliefs on others, traumatise patients outside Family Planning, lobby to divert public funds away from public education in order to funnel it into churches where there is no accountability for how funds are spent, etc.

    Catholicism is the largest, richest paedophile ring in the world, insulated by generations of power and wealth. Southern Baptism spreads bigotry and white nationalism. Prosperity gospel preys on the poor and desperate. Religion enables so much suffering and all it offers is the promise that if you give it your money and time in this world, you’ll get it all back AFTER YOU DIE. What kind of ridiculous claim is that? If all the riches are to be found after death, why does the church need so much money and devotion? It’s a parasite, full stop.

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      3 months ago

      Southern Baptism and Prosperity Gospel arent Catholic nor Christian

      Regardless of their Rank in the church, Do not let Judas guide you away from Jesus

      Catholicism (Not “religion” nor “protestantism”)

      does not require donations. The Church does not involve Money in matters of Faith

      and theres no banks in Heaven.

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          3 months ago

          If I were to say I’m a democrat and then align myself with republican ideologies, high five Trump and fund ICE, I wouldnt be a democrat

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            7 hours ago

            The foundation of christianity is lying to control people.

            I don’t care what flavor the poison is, it is still poison.

            You think the prosperity gospel and southern baptism is wrong, but your interpretation is correct? How do you verify?

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              7 hours ago

              Well, Jesus Christ gave the keys of heaven to Saint Peter or Cephas (rock). Saint Peter was the first pope.

              It is not

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                6 hours ago

                How do you verify?

                The quran makes a lot of baseless claims, too. Are those all true? How do you know?

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                    4 hours ago

                    So does the bible, depending on who gets to define “natural law”.

                    Man participates in the wisdom and goodness of the Creator who gives him mastery over his acts and the ability to govern himself with a view to the true and the good.

                    How do you know the creator is yahweh and not allah?

                    How do you know satan didn’t write the bible?