return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agoOklahoma banned trans students from bathrooms. Now a bullied student is deadwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down17
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minus-squarefidodo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoThey all just happen to be religious by coincidence.
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months ago They all just happen to be religious by coincidence. Religion is the tool, not the motive. There are those that practice their faith the way it should be practiced, without causing harm to others. And then there are others who want power, and will use the tool to manipulate others, to get that power.
minus-squarefidodo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoBut there’s a reason why the tool is always religion
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoWhere did I say it wasn’t part of the problem? I said the exact opposite, in fact.
They all just happen to be religious by coincidence.
Religion is the tool, not the motive.
There are those that practice their faith the way it should be practiced, without causing harm to others.
And then there are others who want power, and will use the tool to manipulate others, to get that power.
But there’s a reason why the tool is always religion
Where did I say it wasn’t part of the problem? I said the exact opposite, in fact.