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I see no problem in challenging cultural/religious norms and traditions if the argument is made in good faith, and I have no reason to believe the poster was ac
by rndgermandude 6y ago
I see no problem in challenging cultural/religious norms and traditions if the argument is made in good faith, and I have no reason to believe the poster was acting from a position of bad faith.
We can then decide if the argument is sound and we agree with it, or disagree with it.
There are plenty of such customs and norms I disagree with myself, for example the catholic ban on divorce (at least they do not excommunicate divorcees anymore; banned in the Philippines for anybody except Muslims), their ban on contraceptives in particular condoms (see: HIV), their ban of abortions ([1]) or their stance on gay rights. I think I have good reasons to disagree and that every example I listed has real world implications negatively affecting people and not just because they chose to follow Catholic norms.
Do I feel I am persecuting the Catholic Church? No.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Savita_Halappanavar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Savita_Halappanavar