Enlightenment, spirituality, faith — there’s nothing wrong with these things.

Organized Christianity is a social climbing scheme for people who desperately want to get away with never needing to truly outgrow their dysfunction. That’s why organized Christianity is popular with bigots, abusers, and people who hate the mirror.

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    19 hours ago

    Let me add this, if religion provides comfort or makes someone want to be a better person? That carries value still.

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      There are plenty of churches to choose from. If you don’t like one you can go to one that’s more excepting. The ones that do the most aggressive recruiting tend to be the least accepting.

      Anyone who’s had bad experiences with evangelicals but is still interested in faith should look into churches with more welcoming doors.

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      18 hours ago

      A less problematic person in some social situations usually results in bottled up emotions that become oppression when let out. Spirituality and faith aren’t bad things (I consider them essential to the human experience), but not the social climbing pyramid that is the white Christian church of the first world.