06-30-2015, 03:39 AM
(06-29-2015, 02:11 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I'm not saying it's the rule, but there are more than 0 cases of religious organizations removing membership and status based upon what they see as dangerous political dissension. Again, you are dismissing this as an issue based upon your own (intentional?) lack of research.
I watched a high-ranking religious figure turn a woman's entire family against her for getting a divorce from her abusive husband. Sure, the family is to blame for being so easily controlled, but it's rather naive to simply assume religion can't strong-arm people into doing things. Wait, aren't you the same person who thinks Islam makes people into maniacal killing machines? I get it, white people religion never makes people do stuff...it's just a nice little suggestion!
I see your point ... And it's not my lack of research. I just see religion differently than you I suppose. I have never seen any church that I have been associated pull any of this... And quite frankly if I saw or expierenced that I would question immediately and leave the church to find one that was reasonable.
The church is our place to worship how we want to worship. In our instance (my family) we choose how we worship and what's important to us. So that's how we choose our church.
And to be clear if any church or group commands or pushes you to support something that doesn't feel right. Then you need to leave.
And only an idiot uses absolutes so I know there is some Backwards church doing exactly what I believe is wrong. It's the individuals that have to decide. That's why I think it's not a church problem. Because it's up to the individules.
