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Is misotheism essential for a genuine communist? (reddthat.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was wondering, since religions are fundamentally social structures built to set hierarchies and justify inequality, and all religious dogma and theology has failed to disprove the null hypothesis of atheism, does it hamper a comrade's integrity if she is conflicted in shedding off her circumstantial religion?

What do you guys think?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don’t think relinquishing faith is strictly necessary - The Liberation Theology crowd seem pretty nice - but I suspect it would make things easier.

As for myself, A fundamental part of my alienation involves the venality of American Christianity and the ostracizing of homosexuals (as well as any other significant outlier), so bucking that particular yoke was on the to-do list well before I fell in with the socialist crowd. I kinda figured socialists would be my best shot at gaining system-level protection from the Falwells, Faye-Bakers, Robersons, and Duggers out there. These institutions struck - and continue to strike - a fear into my heart so deep it cannot be extracted.