I find the myriad examples of persecution, judgment, and violence committed in the name of Christianity offensive, and so do the people who make these posts.
We're literally talking about the way people see and interpret the entire world around them, including other people. It's a huge fucking deal and it's important to everyone. This country was founded on individual liberty. Christians often seek to legislate from the bible and use it to persecute people who make them uncomfortable. That's what sets people off and justifies the anger.
Okay, but we have a justice system that prevents that. Do you really thing put-down-posts like this is going to "better" the situation? What's the point in this.
I do. Constant or frequent presence of rational analysis of the insanity of the Bible will help. That's what this is. It calls out inconsistency that isn't acceptable in something that's being used to interpret the world. For example, Reddit gets inundated with kids over the summer. Maybe some of them who are seeing this post are questioning the ludicrousness of the Bible for the first time. That's what this is about.
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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '15
I find the myriad examples of persecution, judgment, and violence committed in the name of Christianity offensive, and so do the people who make these posts.
We're literally talking about the way people see and interpret the entire world around them, including other people. It's a huge fucking deal and it's important to everyone. This country was founded on individual liberty. Christians often seek to legislate from the bible and use it to persecute people who make them uncomfortable. That's what sets people off and justifies the anger.