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Claiming that all organized religion is harmful when your reference point for 'organized religion' is Christianity is, in fact, a way of supporting Christian supremacy and supersessionism.
It presupposes that Christianity is the template for religion, and that all religions are alternate versions of Christianity. It ascribes particularly Christian ideals and values to being typical of organized religion in general, supporting the idea of Christian universalism
Further, if you use knowledge of Christianity to condemn all religions, you're agreeing with the premise that Christianity is the best possible religion by denying the possibility that other religions might not have the same problems, or have solved them creatively.
In conclusion:
"My problem isn't with Christianity, it's with organized religion" tells me that your problem definitely IS with Christianity, and also that you have bought into Christian propaganda about it's own position as the epitome of religious expression.
"My problem isn't with Christianity, it's with organized religion" tells me that your problem definitely IS with Christianity, and also that you have bought into Christian propaganda about it's own position as the epitome of religious expression.
My favorite thing about threads like these are the comments that prove my point.
The notion that biblical literalism is an important thing to establish is a pretty Christian notion. Most of us aren't that concerned about whether the stories we base our theological system on are factual. https://twitter.com/CyCl4ne/status/1295437792537870339?s=20
(also, I don't know what this "praying to planets" thing is about, I'm just lost on that one)
There are abusers who don't ascribe to any religion as well. Secularism doesn't protect against abuse, nationalism, xenophobia, sexism, misogyny, etc., etc. Saying "people from all religions do bad things" isn't the same thing as "all religions are bad" https://twitter.com/penofrage/status/1295461682932854785?s=20
Judaism literally rejects ruling from the Voice of God in favor of ruling from formal logic. But you "haven't heard" of Judaism I guess. https://twitter.com/xereeto/status/1295470508499243010?s=20
1) Exclusivity is not universal to all religions, that's a very Christian idea.
2) That's not a universal posture of prayer. The most central Jewish prayer is the Amidah - literally, "The Standing Prayer" https://twitter.com/CyCl4ne/status/1295469166254870528?s=20
2) That's not a universal posture of prayer. The most central Jewish prayer is the Amidah - literally, "The Standing Prayer" https://twitter.com/CyCl4ne/status/1295469166254870528?s=20