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I wasn't even talking about Christians specifically, or even religion. Just "beliefs" in the broadest possible sense. I don't know if it's better or worse among
by arp242 3y ago
I wasn't even talking about Christians specifically, or even religion. Just "beliefs" in the broadest possible sense. I don't know if it's better or worse among Christians (or a subsection of Christians) as opposed to anything else (e.g. political affiliation or beliefs).
I am hesitant to start listing examples, as I don't want to side-track this discussion too much.
I think there's probably a bit of a general assumption to consider people on "your team" to be "one of the good guys". Perhaps this ties in with how people tend to justify their own actions. I'm not entirely sure where it comes from.
- jacquesm 3y agoSometimes it is also used as protective coloration, to blend in and be passed over for scrutiny because of the outwardly visible religious affiliation signalling 'good person here, no need to look any closer'. That's one reason why Catholic priests got away with all their crap for so long.