Unpopular Opinion after the jump.
People are so unwilling to critique their religious beliefs. They are willing to accept that you can critique without mocking, yet they refuse to do it. No one questions the church and everyone constantly makes excuses for it. They mirror the very complaints they have about whites, homophobes, etc. saying things like "Well not all Christians are like that" to shut down valid critiques and questions. Our communities have a sickness, which isn't Christianity but a widely permeating fear of questioning it. I don't want to question something so fallible that a mere critique and questioning of the harmful parts of it will cause my belief system to crumble. I'm not sure how others do it. Yet we are supposed to believe that it's not brainwashing, but teaching. I've been taught many things that I continue to question and adapt my beliefs about. If you are truly "taught" and not brainwashed, shouldn't you be able to do the same?
People are so unwilling to critique their religious beliefs. They are willing to accept that you can critique without mocking, yet they refuse to do it. No one questions the church and everyone constantly makes excuses for it. They mirror the very complaints they have about whites, homophobes, etc. saying things like "Well not all Christians are like that" to shut down valid critiques and questions. Our communities have a sickness, which isn't Christianity but a widely permeating fear of questioning it. I don't want to question something so fallible that a mere critique and questioning of the harmful parts of it will cause my belief system to crumble. I'm not sure how others do it. Yet we are supposed to believe that it's not brainwashing, but teaching. I've been taught many things that I continue to question and adapt my beliefs about. If you are truly "taught" and not brainwashed, shouldn't you be able to do the same?
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