• Stamets
    11•7 months ago

    I’ve had to clean up a depressing amount of comments in this thread so this is everyones friendly reminder.

    Rule 1 - Be civil. Don’t attack people for their beliefs or lackthereof.

    Rule 2 - No politics.

    Report all offending content please.

  • SharkAttak
    48•7 months ago

    …and also that the God is the same for all of them, they just have different lore.

        • lad
          3•7 months ago

          There are more even, which surprised me when I first found out. Even Rastafari is listed as Abrahamic there.

        • bruhduh
          2•7 months ago

          More like jew is sequel and first part was zaratusztrianizm

      • @[email protected]
        9•7 months ago

        whether you’re atheist or not, judaism, christianity and islam (as well as several other smaller religions) are all abrahamic, meaning that they all stem from the same root religion. theyve all evolved over time, but in essence, the god they worship is literally the same one throughout all three.

        • kase
          5•7 months ago

          I agree with what you’re saying. I might be wrong here, but I got the impression the person you replied to wasn’t saying that the statement is fictional/wrong, but that the god is fictional

      • SharkAttak
        2•7 months ago

        That’s a given… don’t state the obvious, it’s like reminding that magic isn’t real in a Harry Potter forum.

  • @[email protected]English
    17•7 months ago

    As a boomer, I don’t recall my parents teaching me anything about prejudice, the same at school. The only guidance on prejudice came from my religious education (I’m RC by birth) and to be honest it was completely the opposite to this sentiment. We were taught, for example, that Protestants were evil and that we should never befriend them or trust them.

    I stopped going to church when I was about 11, it no longer felt relevant and the teachings were against my own personal beliefs. I had grown up with friends who were of different faiths, Jewish, Protestant, Muslim as well as Catholic, and didn’t consider them to be anything other than buddies.

    Some religious teachings have value, but by promoting prejudice as well, the impact is diminished. The only times I have been in church since I was 11 were for weddings and funerals.

  • Lemminary
    15•7 months ago

    Right, they’re not a problem for me. We could get along all day but I’m a problem to them as a gay atheist.

    E: I’d really like to know why the downvotes. I’ve literally been discriminated against for one or the other by religious people alike for the exact same reasons regardless of creed. I’m not just gonna forget that to sing along to kumbaya and pretend the world is rosy.

    • kase
      5•7 months ago

      I feel this. I’ve met a few exceptions (including my sister, who is wonderful and my best friend), but much of the time I can only get along with religious people until they find out I’m queer. It’s pretty uncommon, at least where I live, to meet a religious person who’d even want to be friends with me, knowing that.

    • @[email protected]
      2•6 months ago

      Right! Like the moderator up top said don’t criticize people for their beliefs. Are you fucking kidding me?! So their belief that you should be killed is OK?

  • @[email protected]
    7•7 months ago

    Only a select few people actually profit from hatred and division between us. Let’s not give them that twisted satisfaction. ✊🏼

    • Lemminary
      5•7 months ago

      Idk, a lot of people relish in doing the discrimination. You can see it in their faces that they’re having a grand ol’ time making others miserable.

      • @[email protected]
        1•7 months ago

        Yeah but they don’t derive any material benefit from the misery. Only the politicians are profiting from hate.

  • MxM111
    7•7 months ago

    We all know how the cartoon will go in a couple of seconds.