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Showing Original Post only (View all)Christianity is not the enemy. [View all]
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My analogy would be, treat it the same as pit bulls: Punish the dog, not the breed.
Intolerance is not a DU value.
I was raised Catholic, but no longer claim that religion. I have many Catholic family members who do not support Trump and did not support Roe v. Wade being overturned, despite their opposition to the idea of abortion in general. John F. Kennedy was Catholic.
The enemy is FUNDAMENTALISM. Fundamentalist Christians took over the Republican party and are rapidly dismantling the barriers between Church and State. Their goal is an absolute theocracy. This can not stand, and we must fight it with every fiber of our beings.
But we can do so without broad-brush attacks upon religion in general or specific religions.
Islamaphobia is specfically prohibited on DU. We dont attack that religion due to the beliefs and actions of its most extreme members.
I hope we can nip this backlash against Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular in the bud, at least on this website. Its hurtful and completely unnecessary, not to mention unhelpful.
Eyes on the prize.
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Edited to add Catholicism, based on the first few replies