American fundamentalists especially, since I've heard that there are some absolutely wild beliefs getting passed around in those circles. Would love to hear from other folks though as well, since I've only had an outsider's view on this. I've heard that some of them believe that anyone who isn't religious is incapable of empathy, and of course all the Israel death cult stuff, but I'd like to know more.

Not necessarily dunking on Christianity as a whole here, even if I have some grave misgivings with how proselytization and child induction works in religion in general, this is specifically about borderline cultish stuff.

  • The_Walkening [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    I grew up Catholic, left the church because I didn't really see a connection between what was taught and the overall neoliberal/centre-right milleu that I lived in and absorbed the values of at the time (like lots of Iraq War supporters in that congregation). I'm agnostic now, but I guess one of the things that turned me leftward was realizing most of the stuff that was taught to me about caring for the poor, everyone being equal, etc. was in fact good.