• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    The desire to control people who follow compassionate teachings is what turned sound advice into the dogma we see today. It’s an unfortunate history, not unique to Christianity.

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      It’s the institutionalisation of religion that’s a problem.
      If everyone would just focus on finding their own connection with god/the universe/whatever, nobody would have a problem.

      Fuck churches and using religion for politics.
      That’s why we have the separation of church and state at least - although not enough and currently it’s backpedaling…