Some “religion” like Judaism is more a culture than a standalone institution, and isn’t inherently political.
Religions that are canned, like most of Christianity, I think is frequently dispicable. (the sects that aren’t? Clean your fkn house, eg of southern baptists and other toxic evangelicals.)
The Palestinians would have a differing opinion of the Jews. The Quakers would happily end democracy if they had the numbers. Fortunately they also happen to be pacifists. The Unitarians are also in the place of not having been a majority. Again, given the option, they would institute a rigid hierarchy in place of a democratic government. It’s build into their world view of having a daddy figure that rules all.
No argument from me. Only defense is I was speaking loosely and about this moment in the US. Def not about Israel the state.
To me religion is a weird crutch, like an illness. Religions in practice can be (to non participants) benign to toxic. Internally, no comment, no experience except creepy catholicism in my long ago youth.
Don’t need to go to Israel or Palestine for extremist Jews. New York has a couple of places run by the ultra conservative sects and control the local gov’t and make a lot of problems for non-believers.
You are wrong about Judaism in it’s more conservative and extreme forms. Hell, even Buddhism in it’s more extreme forms is nationalist and oppressive of non-believers.
All religion is a threat to democracy. Nationalism just makes it a threat to other democracies too. Hatred always requires a target.
Meh. Unitarians, Quakers, Jews aren’t assailing anyone. Johos either.
Some “religion” like Judaism is more a culture than a standalone institution, and isn’t inherently political.
Religions that are canned, like most of Christianity, I think is frequently dispicable. (the sects that aren’t? Clean your fkn house, eg of southern baptists and other toxic evangelicals.)
The Palestinians would have a differing opinion of the Jews. The Quakers would happily end democracy if they had the numbers. Fortunately they also happen to be pacifists. The Unitarians are also in the place of not having been a majority. Again, given the option, they would institute a rigid hierarchy in place of a democratic government. It’s build into their world view of having a daddy figure that rules all.
No argument from me. Only defense is I was speaking loosely and about this moment in the US. Def not about Israel the state.
To me religion is a weird crutch, like an illness. Religions in practice can be (to non participants) benign to toxic. Internally, no comment, no experience except creepy catholicism in my long ago youth.
Don’t need to go to Israel or Palestine for extremist Jews. New York has a couple of places run by the ultra conservative sects and control the local gov’t and make a lot of problems for non-believers.
You are wrong about Judaism in it’s more conservative and extreme forms. Hell, even Buddhism in it’s more extreme forms is nationalist and oppressive of non-believers.