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sanatanadharma

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3. Makes sense since Christianity is rooted in In-group/Out-group mentality

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:06 AM

Jul 2020

It is much easier to be narrow-minded as in racist (other -ist's) when one's weltanschauung divides the world into categories of worthiness.

This is a deeply embedded problem in western-protestant societies.

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White Christians Are More Racist Than Non-Religious People, Claims Researcher [View all] NeoGreen Jul 2020 OP

to which I say, Brainstormy Jul 2020 #1

American Christianity has been a bastion of racism for centuries. LonePirate Jul 2020 #2

Makes sense since Christianity is rooted in In-group/Out-group mentality sanatanadharma Jul 2020 #3

Exactly. Midnight Writer Jul 2020 #5

It is not a "western-protestant" problem. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2020 #7

History lunasun Jul 2020 #4

It's easy to blame Santa Claus. Iggo Aug 2020 #6