If God exists, why does he allow Black people to suffer the way that they do. For starters, Christianity has been used a brutal tool of oppression against Bl...
Christianity is a tool of oppression, used to justify slavery.
Many slaves were Christians while they were in the bondage of slavery.
If you look at the macro you can find religion being used to further oppression, violence, and see that many of its adherents profess bigoted beliefs.
But on the micro level, if you were to ask these people their experience with their religion they’d likely point to their church as a community that accepted them, that fed and clothed them if they were needy, that contributed to the parks or schools their children go too.
Not everyone has negative experiences with religion. Religion isn’t inherently evil. Religion is flawed in that it’s practiced by humans who are flawed. Don’t take this as an excuse for the harm that people have done in the name of religion. Both the good and bad are a product of people.
Governments further oppression and violence as much as organized religion does and yet we don’t think we ought to get rid of democracy. If you think that if you removed religion that the human race would stop being shitty, I would have to say that is a naive belief.
People should be able to practice their culture and religion as so far as it doesn’t impede on others’ liberty. Asking why X group is X religion is small-minded in my opinion.
if you were to ask these people their experience with their religion they’d likely point to their church as a community that accepted them, that fed and clothed them if they were needy, that contributed to the parks or schools their children go too.
Yep, I think this is part of the answer too. I hope people of all types can learn to find community outside of harmful hierarchical religions.
Many slaves were Christians while they were in the bondage of slavery.
If you look at the macro you can find religion being used to further oppression, violence, and see that many of its adherents profess bigoted beliefs.
But on the micro level, if you were to ask these people their experience with their religion they’d likely point to their church as a community that accepted them, that fed and clothed them if they were needy, that contributed to the parks or schools their children go too.
Not everyone has negative experiences with religion. Religion isn’t inherently evil. Religion is flawed in that it’s practiced by humans who are flawed. Don’t take this as an excuse for the harm that people have done in the name of religion. Both the good and bad are a product of people.
Governments further oppression and violence as much as organized religion does and yet we don’t think we ought to get rid of democracy. If you think that if you removed religion that the human race would stop being shitty, I would have to say that is a naive belief.
People should be able to practice their culture and religion as so far as it doesn’t impede on others’ liberty. Asking why X group is X religion is small-minded in my opinion.
Yep, I think this is part of the answer too. I hope people of all types can learn to find community outside of harmful hierarchical religions.