it does not escape me that i take on the sins of #Christianity and Christians, to be railed on by angry white male atheists.
i am willing to take on those sins and repent and atone for them.
but a little perspective please.
it's their ancestors who created this modern #christian landscape, not mine. rejecting the faith doesn't remove the mindset, culture, or learned ideals. there is a ex-christian brand of #atheism that is still authoritarian, eurocentric, and paternalistic.
@superheroine@religion we are all sinners, and that we should all repent of our sins. However, we should also be forgiving of others, and we should not judge them for their past mistakes.
@superheroine@religion I see it as an issue with people who leave the Church because they feel the literal teachings are incorrect, but then they fail to challenge the practices they were raised with that stem from the incorrect teachings (like blind obedience to authority won't get you taken advantage of and women shouldn't be listened to). It's a half-deconversion. I'm an Ex-Christian myself and I find much more middle ground with deconstructionists than those half-baked atheists
i can hold space for that anger and offer a sincere apology on behalf of myself and one the prophet made on behalf of our church. i also know it is my solemn duty to be by brother's keeper. and yes, the fundamentalist #christians are my brother. i don't condone the harm they do or make excuses for them but challenge them to love better. i take on their sins because #Jesus did for us. progressive christians have also trangressed. i have transgressed.
Doctrine and Covenants 38:5c says, "...Teach one another...and let every man esteem his brother as himself, and practice virtue and holiness before me."
and that is how i atone. i think all christians who safely can should root out the harmful things in their communities and bring them to light. to teach one another to love and not to harm. to embrace and not marginalize
it just being an ex-christian atheist does not exempt a a person from having benefited from christian dominion
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