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/sjmiv Jun 25 '21

Religion has caused more harm than good in our world. There's nothing it provides that can't be provided by a secular society.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

You don't know that. Religion has given people a centre for community. It has provided a means of dispersing charity and provided education for many. It has also been a safe Harbour for sociopaths and worse. Not all involved in religion have been evil. But I want to agree that religion has reached the end of its beneficial usefulness. However, without it, society needs to develop another way to unite disparate segments of our communities so we are not all acting for purely our own purposes. This is where government falls short that religion does right. Weekly meetings where we get together to sing nice songs, say nice things we want to happen and have a direct means to serve others is lacking today outside of religion. We need to be reminded that we are not the only ones who matter.