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Sorry but no, that's way too broad of a brush. There definitely ARE sects of christianity that are good, kind, and loving. They might be the minority (or at least seem to be the minority) but they do exist, and there are millions of those congregants.
While no one is perfect, Jesuits are a good example.
Quakers, Episcopalians, UUs generally seemed on the decent side, at least with what they claim to believe and based on my personal anecdata.
And what's their reward? A dying denomination.
The only growing Christian populations are the hateful ones. I have to deal with the Christians that actually exist.
Not once have they spoke out of denounced their radical brethren.
By the logic of ACAB, it's not just bad apples it's the whole damn bunch.
You're not cynical enough yet. Humanity itself is the bunch.
actually I am but I am open to being wrong and therefore Pleasantly surprised.
🤔 You know, extraterrestrials could be too. If they naturally evolved, it's almost guaranteed. Life selects for evil behavior.
Look at me, the naive optimist again.
Don't say that. It's good to be optimistic. We just have to be willing to accept reality if it violates our expectations.
Like say aliens turn out to be benevolent (or at least very good at pretending they are). That would violate my expectations, and I would honestly welcome it. It's good to be wrong sometimes.
I always try to keep in mind that when talking about groups to which I am not a member, they are likely more diverse than their representation would suggest. Examples like this really help clear things up. These are people to whom I would be proud to be an ally.
Now look at what the Jesuits were up to 3/400 years ago and see whether you still want to be associated with them.
Only 40 years ago, my best friend was pissing and shitting his pants. He's an alright bloke, these days.
I don't care what they did hundreds of years ago. I judge people on who they are, not on who their grand parents were.
Joining a club is different from who your parents were, one is a deliberate choice.
But yay child-abuse-enabling religion I guess.