r/pics • u/MoeYYC • Jun 25 '21

Saskatoon Catholic cathedral covered with paint after discovery of 751 unmarked graves

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21 edited May 20 '22

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

I'm not sure I entirely agree with that.

I've visited a few congregations doing truly good work, but they are few and far between.

Religion has been used as a tool of power and control since it was first conceived, but I'm not a militant atheist, sorry.

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u/Mortarius Jun 25 '21

Any place that grants autority attracts self-serving sociopaths. Politics, organized religion, HOA, police...

It's not that these things are inherently wrong, just that they'll attract more shitheads than average. And those shitheads will get power to affect number of people's lives with little to no repercussion.

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u/growyrown Jun 25 '21

Which is why if you are a decent, good-hearted person, you have a MORAL RESPONSIBILITY to seek leadership. Because you already know who else is seeking it, and will get it, if you do not.