The organization has power you are unwilling to admit. Shunning and disfellowship for not blindly following the rules are incredibly powerful tools used against people who have no other community or in some case even exposure to said.
In the end, it is the responsibility of the individual to take actions to save themselves and others, even when there are negative ramifications from their chose group, but that does not absolve the group nor their specific religious affiliation(s).
Cool, and, to return to my original point, hurting innocent believers because you don’t agree with their religion doesn’t make them believe less, and sure as hell doesn’t make you morally superior to them. If I find an innocent Christian and shove an inflammatory Epicurus meme in her face, it doesn’t make me right it makes me an asshole.
The organization has power you are unwilling to admit. Shunning and disfellowship for not blindly following the rules are incredibly powerful tools used against people who have no other community or in some case even exposure to said.
In the end, it is the responsibility of the individual to take actions to save themselves and others, even when there are negative ramifications from their chose group, but that does not absolve the group nor their specific religious affiliation(s).
Cool, and, to return to my original point, hurting innocent believers because you don’t agree with their religion doesn’t make them believe less, and sure as hell doesn’t make you morally superior to them. If I find an innocent Christian and shove an inflammatory Epicurus meme in her face, it doesn’t make me right it makes me an asshole.
Isn’t that impossible by definition? Original sin ‘n’ all?