• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Participating in any Christianity props up and validates the bad ones.

    That said, if you really are the “good ones” then I wish you luck in fixing the rest of Jesus’ stray flock. And I hope you personally get the chance to fix some of them.

    • BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      I don’t want to fix anybody. I want to do my best and be with other people who also feel that way, in an inclusive and completely welcoming way to all. I absolutely hate the bastardized version of Christianity it has become for many and I won’t stand for it.

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        1 year ago

        Well that’s a shame. As a fellow Christian you’re in the unique position to “call in” your peers and actually be listened to.

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      1 year ago

      You don’t “fix” other people. You fix yourself. That’s all you have any control over.

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        1 year ago

        You don’t control other people, but you constantly influence them.

        Isn’t the whole point of a pastor to encourage other people to be their best selves? Isn’t that fixing them?

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      This right here. There are no good participants in religion. Everyone participating, no matter their intent or actions, is s part of the problem. Because they enable the bad behavior by supporting the underlying common beliefs and adding some degree of legitimacy to this.

      It’s the same problem with ACAB