Fine. Religion requires people to say false things.Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:04 pmWhy choose the term "telling lies" rather than "saying false things." Doesn't the first involve some kind of moral judgment that the second doesn't? If I make a factual statement that I'm wrong about, why does the word "lie" apply at all? It seems to me that there is a judgmental implication about the word "lie" that appeals to emotion.
That is still a judgment. Criticisms generally are.
Some Schmo wrote:It also promotes hate toward the LGBTQ community and wants to control women's bodies, which runs counter to their promotion of the Golden Rule.
If it's taught from the pulpit, it's promoted by the religion. I highly doubt people are making "God Hates Fags" signs on a whim.Res Ipsa wrote:Does it? Or do some Christians do that?
But hey, we can ask the same of the Golden Rule. Does Christianity promote it, or do some Christians do that?
I'm criticizing religion, a set of ideas, not a group of people (although I am certainly critical of religious leaders knowingly promoting lies and using the appearance of piety to gain unearned trust).Res Ipsa wrote:In terms of black and white narratives or emotional narratives, how does your thread title differ from "Progressives hate America and want to destroy it?"