#(but for the record i do believe evangelicalism should be classified as a cult)
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i really don't like the "religion is a tool, some people use it for good, some people use it for bad" thing because it's so... passive and individualistic. the problem isn't the religion, it's the Bad People using religion in a Bad Way. it has no accountability for objectively bad structural and systemic issues. it has no empathy or nuance for cult members, who i'm not going to say are all uwu innocent or don't do legitimate harm but are often victims themselves, and a lot of people would do better if they knew better but like you don't just choose to join a cult one day you can't just choose to snap out of one either. like, jehovah's witness is not a neutral thing that some people use for good and some people use for bad. it's a cult. they use cult tactics to keep people trapped and dependent on them. there are doctrinal and structural and systemic issues that are harmful. i hate this idea that it's solely a personal, individual issue if someone gets sucked into a cult or high control religion. i hate the idea that individual people are pulling these beliefs out of thin air because they're Simply Just Bad People and not because some religions have actual systemic issues. of course there are people that just want to hurt others but some people legitimately believe this is the best way to be. and that doesn't absolve them of their harm but if we treat it like it's only an individual issue these cults and high control religions have free reign to continue doing harm.
#i'm sorry but that sentiment starts to fall apart when you take into account cults and high control religions#or base doctrine that's just objectively harmful#in a perfect world where we don't have cults and everyone is free to choose the religion that suits them this makes more sense#but there are cults and there are systemic issues in religion and it's not always solely on individuals#ex cult#ex christian#religious trauma#i feel like i should be clear too I'm not ex jw (so much support to y'all tho)#i picked a random branch under the evangelical umbrella bc it's easier to talk about the individual sects as cults#than evangelicalism as a whole due to how broad that definition is#(but for the record i do believe evangelicalism should be classified as a cult)
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