Who does this? Pretty much every western Anti-theist I've ever talked to. All they do is compile all religions into an amorphous blob they can throw stones at. As though Christianity is in any way similar to, for example, the various religions of indigenous Americans.
There are thousands of religions that are currently practiced. Yes there are many that are reactionary, even many small ones, but many are not and none are as intertwined with reactionary political structures as Christianity is. Just because you think all religions are wrong and evil does not mean they are, and its ignorant and chauvinistic to lump literally all of them together.
So 10% of the planet, 800,000,000 people's faiths, arent worth considering in the category of "religion"?
Im not against critiquing religion, I do so regularly. But Puff wasnt doing that, they were responding to a post criticizing Christianity by saying "all religion is a death cult". Its reductive and annoying.
Who does this? Pretty much every western Anti-theist I've ever talked to. All they do is compile all religions into an amorphous blob they can throw stones at. As though Christianity is in any way similar to, for example, the various religions of indigenous Americans.
There are thousands of religions that are currently practiced. Yes there are many that are reactionary, even many small ones, but many are not and none are as intertwined with reactionary political structures as Christianity is. Just because you think all religions are wrong and evil does not mean they are, and its ignorant and chauvinistic to lump literally all of them together.
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So 10% of the planet, 800,000,000 people's faiths, arent worth considering in the category of "religion"?
Im not against critiquing religion, I do so regularly. But Puff wasnt doing that, they were responding to a post criticizing Christianity by saying "all religion is a death cult". Its reductive and annoying.