#but you still need to be doing super deep work to entangle the doctrinal elements og misogyny and so on

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tbh i dont think you can quite claim religious freedom in the same way when you answer to like a central authority body who sets the doctrine for your belief, especially if youre giving them money. saying ‘oh im a gay christian and i like the bible and i believe the teaching of jesus which i interpret in an inclusive and constructive way’ is not the same as belonging to a specific sect, the leaders of which are violently misogynistic/racist/transphobic/homophobic and so on; and who as an organisation are complicit in covering up sexual abuse, actively disenfranchising women, funding right wing politics, not allowing black people into leadership, etc. its not about what you believe about the afterlife or the clothes you wear, its about the people you support and the negative impact on marginalised people’s lives that you are literally FUNDING. so idrc if you personally have reinterpreted the doctrine in a progressive way that makes everyone equal because if you belong to a group that’s causing harm you should be held accountable for the actions of that group the same as you would for any non-religious group. ok

#can u guess which org this is abt LOL #i think there are other examples though but this is the one i always see people trying to be like #im gay and redacted and proud! #like ok well you shouldnt be #this lowkey applies to c@tholics too though in my mind #when someones earnestly c/tholic and attending church and stuff i do start to be like #Hmmm. #but it is easier to say you like c/tholic ideas or something but arent supporting an org which enables genocide and child abuse #and conversion therapy and forced pgrenancy etc #but you still need to be doing super deep work to entangle the doctrinal elements og misogyny and so on #like if youre being progressive in your beliefs but you eat up everything tht church uses to justify its misogyny its like ok youre still #not quite there yet