Sahwa to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoA third of Americans believe Trump’s presidency is part of God’s planwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square279fedilinkarrow-up1575arrow-down124
arrow-up1551arrow-down1external-linkA third of Americans believe Trump’s presidency is part of God’s planwww.independent.co.ukSahwa to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square279fedilink
minus-squareCommunistlinkfedilinkEnglish16•1 month agoSlavery was justified in large part for religious reasons.
minus-square@stinky@redlemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglish-12•1 month ago…but it was the slavery that was the worst outcome, right?
minus-square@jasoman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 month agoI think you could just say control of the masses as the worst thing that has happened. Slavery is part of that control.
minus-square@CXORA@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoThere’s a bunch of torture, murder and human sacrifice that stemmed from religion too. Those are pretty bad IMO.
minus-square@stinky@redlemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoYou’re not wrong, but it’s bad form to say “slavery isn’t worse than X”
minus-square@CXORA@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoWhy? Do you think slavery is worse than cannibalistic child rape and murder?
minus-square@stinky@redlemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoIt’s like saying “all lives matter” in the context of “black lives matter” it’s not wrong. but that’s not the right time to say it.
minus-squareCommunistlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoyou should read up on how heliocentrists were treated!
Slavery was justified in large part for religious reasons.
…but it was the slavery that was the worst outcome, right?
I think you could just say control of the masses as the worst thing that has happened. Slavery is part of that control.
There’s a bunch of torture, murder and human sacrifice that stemmed from religion too. Those are pretty bad IMO.
You’re not wrong, but it’s bad form to say “slavery isn’t worse than X”
Why? Do you think slavery is worse than cannibalistic child rape and murder?
It’s like saying “all lives matter” in the context of “black lives matter”
it’s not wrong. but that’s not the right time to say it.
I don’t believe you.
you should read up on how heliocentrists were treated!