I'm very familiar with several forms of Christianity, as well as some early Jewish traditions and a bit of Islam, and let's not forget various forms of Eastern religions, and of course my favorite, Wicca and Paganism. Any time a religion formalizes and creates a hierarchy, it always leads to funneling money and power to the leaders.
How about telling the poor that if they work hard eventually they’ll be millionaires? Or telling them that a lower capital gains tax will improve their spending power? What about telling them that cheap drugs are penalized 100:1 to more expensive drugs?
This is capitalists every step of the way. Not the US constitution. But they aren't telling you that you might go to hell if you don't tithe. They are holding the word of their god over your head and making you feel guilty if you don't believe hard enough.
The ideas of your Jesus of Nazareth are noble enough on the surface. But they still insist you submit to a higher authority, and those higher authorities always have a human that you actually submit to and give money to. Funny how that works...
No, science arises naturally from human curiosity about the universe. Religion arises from human desire to control others and accumulate wealth, as demonstrated by every religion ever created.
Keep in mind that the US constitution, Rupert Murdock, or Lemmy are not designed to target the poor and encourage them to tithe so that money can be funneled upwards to the leader. Well, maybe Rupert Murdock, but not the US constitution and definitely not Lemmy. There's a difference between telling the poor that everyone is equal under the law, and telling the poor that if they believe hard enough and give the church 10% of their earnings regardless of their financial status that they will be rewarded in the afterlife or even rewarded maybe possibly while they are still alive.
Christianity says whatever the people in charge say it says. That's how the Catholic leaders have tons of wealth, Protestant leaders have tons of wealth, Anglican leaders have tons of wealth...really, every sect has money funneling up from the poor to the leaders. But it's still marketed to the poor the exact same way.
It's roughly a 5 minute drive on a well maintained 2 lane country highway. Of course then I spend 4 to 6 hours driving on rough roads filled with farmers after I get to work, but that's another story.
Well I guess that block you put on me was a lie. Look, if you want to hate on drag queens, that's your choice. If you want to express that opinion to the internet, you're going to encounter people that disagree. Responding with insults and false accusations only makes you look like an asshole.
If you really wanted to understand, you wouldn't be pushing back so hard when someone points out your misunderstandings. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go watch the 1995 cult classic "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar" featuring well known male actors acting as men acting as drag queens. Have a nice day.
Then just don't watch them. No one is forcing you to watch a drag queen show. No one is forcing you to interact with drag queens. And no one forces you to post about how much you dislike drag queens. This entire situation is your own creation.
You're offended only because you want to be offended so you tell everyone else that you're offended. I hope this was everything you dreamed it could be...
Seriously? Do actors offend you as well? It's an act. Just a show. They dress up as a character and perform for people. It's literally no different than Tom Cruise pretending to be an international super spy that is the same height as everyone else. If you can't understand that, it's because you refuse to understand that.
I'm very familiar with several forms of Christianity, as well as some early Jewish traditions and a bit of Islam, and let's not forget various forms of Eastern religions, and of course my favorite, Wicca and Paganism. Any time a religion formalizes and creates a hierarchy, it always leads to funneling money and power to the leaders.