As an ex-christian let me say the church has never been an inclusive place but this article is right in saying it has gotten so much worse. Almost every church in the area has shifted right some moreso than others. Some of this is Trump and the power or propaganda some of it is just people feeling like they can finally say the quiet part out loud.
Its funny because as I was moving closer and closer to anarchism I watched churches move closer and closer to fascism. But even when I was very young the fascism was there under the surface.
“I began seeing the way those stories were interpreted and being used almost as a means to—and I don’t say this lightly—but to control people,” Jones said.
Is this not religion in its entirety????? Where's that shocked electric rat when you need 'em?
No. Religions have a history of being both an incredibly authoritarian force as much as they have been liberatory. They are a tool and who uses them determines their purpose at that time and place.
asterism wrote
As an ex-christian let me say the church has never been an inclusive place but this article is right in saying it has gotten so much worse. Almost every church in the area has shifted right some moreso than others. Some of this is Trump and the power or propaganda some of it is just people feeling like they can finally say the quiet part out loud.
Its funny because as I was moving closer and closer to anarchism I watched churches move closer and closer to fascism. But even when I was very young the fascism was there under the surface.