Freedom of religion does not grant the freedom to discriminate.
If your religion preaches fear, intolerance, or hate, you're doing it wrong.
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This, among many other reasons, is why I will never be a Christian, and why I don't allow religious fundamentalists into my life. I do not tolerate intolerance, and I discriminate against discrimination,
This reminds me of a few other writings I have been meaning to post.
When right-wing conservatives say "democratic," what they mean is there sole reserved right to unilaterally exercise imposed power to influence public information, and therefore perception, to manipulate elections in such a way that maintains a grows there centralized power and exploitation of the few at the expense of the many.
It's like the "states rights" argument that masks slavery as a freedom for slaveholders. You must always ask: states rights to do what?
Or it's like the "free market" that extracts resources in a nonrenewable, polluting way while coercing laborers into "wage slavery" by taking away all other possible good choices, then producing things designed to break (planned obsolescence) that we don't need, but I persuaded to buy for propaganda; a.k.a. marketing.
I understand now why Religion hates and fears Marxism. Marxism promises to do for people what Religion claims that wants to do, but intentionally fails to do. Marxism threatens to put the business of religion--and it is a big, cutthroat business--out of business. Allow me to explain.
Religion sells Hope. Hope is the number one product of Religion. But you can really only sell Hope to people who need it, to people who are in dire straits. Because the downtrodden are the main customer base of Religion, Religion really has no intention of actually improving lives to the degree that they no longer need Hope. But you must keep Hope alive providing token charity, just enough to keep the downtrodden dependent upon Religion.
The other main product of religion is empty Feel Good. While this is a product of Religion offered to all who commit ego death to the cause--sacrificing intellect for faith--Feel Good is primarily for those who want to resolve their cognitive dissonance of being much better off than the common person, but don't want to actually give up any of their privilege to significantly help, besides token charities that do nothing more than keep the downtrodden dependent upon the cult. Religion is nothing but a mass delusion that goes unquestioned.
Marxism, on the other hand, provides the basic needs of all so that none are downtrodden. Marxism liberates people from the oppression of right wing intolerance and hate. Marxism does not require ego death, and in fact liberates people to pursue science and art as basic needs are met. Marxism is a social and economic equalizer such that there is no cognitive dissonance to resolve with Feel Good.
Religion offers another product, but only to a select few. Religion allows manipulative psychopaths to use charismatic charm and authoritarianism to demand submission from the unenlightened and easily persuaded. They are wolves in sheep's clothing who seek personal gain while masquerading as champions of spiritual liberty.
Marxism liberates people so that they are not submissive to any authority except as freely chosen, with full consciousness, information, and many good options (non-coercive). Free association under Marxism means the choice to follow who you want and for however long you want.
Marxism can be undermined by right wing and/or authoritarian forces, both internal and external, so society needs to wake to this potential threat. Marxism can also be corrupted by cult of personality or power consolidation leading to the totalitarian state. Therefore, active democracy and left-libertarianism (anarchy) are necessary protections for freedom.
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