Quote (Valhalls_Sun @ Jan 27 2015 09:17pm)
The first lines about religion are personal lines about his growing up, and I understand them, it could be argued that it's really just a true statement. Religions are like flocks of sheep if one joins the flock and runs when they run, izg when the flock zigs, zags with the rest, stops with the group eats with the group. but if that one sheep asks why she has to zig each time...
the flock turns and suddenly the hooves become claws and fangs replace molars, and the wolves tear the one that questions apart.
the level of brainwashing is different in each person.
You make it sound like religion/church is this monolithic thing. My response is also to the OP here too.
Are there religious people/churches that are abusive, misguided, prone to actual brainwashing, etc? Sure, but they're the minority extreme.
The majority of religious people are folks who just believe in some higher power, go to church (or whatever community building/group that suits them), read their holy book, prayer before meals/other times, etc. They're not abusing their children or anything else like that.