The problem is some people are not irreligious due to genuine skepticism but rather have simply been indoctrinated into a competing ideology, in which there being no god is one of the tenants of belief. But it's just as dogmatic and immune to logic as religion.
I'm an atheist and to me that term shouldn't come with any more baggage beyond not believing a god exists. But try going to r/atheism without being a raging leftist.
Try criticizing Islam there. They will ban you for it. Those people are fucking insane.
Dig. Ding. Winner. Winner. Chicken dinner. Not very religious myself, but Christianity has always been dangerous to the so called "elite". If we are all equal in the eyes of God, which is a big departure from Judaism, there is no need for an Elite. There is no kissing the ring. There is no king or queen (unless you highjack Christianity). People fail to realize what an astoundingly earth shattering concept equality in the eyes of GOD, particularly in the ancient world, was/is.
Well... I agree in principal, but lets be clear about one thing. Christianity is absolutely about kissing the ring.
In fact that's been the default state of Christianity for the majority of Western history.
I understand the whole "all men are created equal" thing, but the point is that's a relatively modern concept, and that position is a departure from traditional Christianity, or the "highjacking" if you will.
Christian monarchs and the elite in the ancient world have always derived their authority from religion, And Christianity is no exception.
Oh I disagree, all men are equal in the eyes of God is what early Christianity was all about, and it was subverted by the Romans and others. Having that kind of shenanigans in your religion does not lend itself to hierarchical control. The Sermon on the Mount, as an example, is all about equality in the eyes of God. Turning the other cheek does not mean what you, likely, think it means.
The problem is some people are not irreligious due to genuine skepticism but rather have simply been indoctrinated into a competing ideology, in which there being no god is one of the tenants of belief. But it's just as dogmatic and immune to logic as religion.
I'm an atheist and to me that term shouldn't come with any more baggage beyond not believing a god exists. But try going to r/atheism without being a raging leftist.
Try criticizing Islam there. They will ban you for it. Those people are fucking insane.
Dig. Ding. Winner. Winner. Chicken dinner. Not very religious myself, but Christianity has always been dangerous to the so called "elite". If we are all equal in the eyes of God, which is a big departure from Judaism, there is no need for an Elite. There is no kissing the ring. There is no king or queen (unless you highjack Christianity). People fail to realize what an astoundingly earth shattering concept equality in the eyes of GOD, particularly in the ancient world, was/is.
Well... I agree in principal, but lets be clear about one thing. Christianity is absolutely about kissing the ring.
In fact that's been the default state of Christianity for the majority of Western history.
I understand the whole "all men are created equal" thing, but the point is that's a relatively modern concept, and that position is a departure from traditional Christianity, or the "highjacking" if you will.
Christian monarchs and the elite in the ancient world have always derived their authority from religion, And Christianity is no exception.
Oh I disagree, all men are equal in the eyes of God is what early Christianity was all about, and it was subverted by the Romans and others. Having that kind of shenanigans in your religion does not lend itself to hierarchical control. The Sermon on the Mount, as an example, is all about equality in the eyes of God. Turning the other cheek does not mean what you, likely, think it means.