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> Bigoted Christians aren't a straw-man Yes they are. The corruption of a religious institution has as little to do with the ethical and moral underpinnings of
by dvt 11y ago
> Bigoted Christians aren't a straw-man
Yes they are. The corruption of a religious institution has as little to do with the ethical and moral underpinnings of its religion as gun-toting Confederate-flag-flying rednecks have to do with the Second Amendment.
- delecti 11y agoYou're parroting a textbook example of the "No True Scotsman" fallacy. Maybe "real Christianity" is as you describe, but the majority of practicing Christians in the real world are just as bigoted and awful as the majority of everybody else.
- dvt 11y ago> You're parroting a textbook example of the "No True Scotsman" fallacy I'm actually not, as I never engaged you in a discussion about "real Christianity." In fact, I actively avoided it. I just gave you an analogy. This discussion isn't about applied Christianity in the every-day world but about the ethical and moral backbone of Christianity. Do you understand why and how they are different things?