"A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious of his envy, malice, pettiness and dishonesty. There is a wall of words between his consciousness and his real self." - Eric Hoffer, Author of The True Believer

"The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is that the surrendering and humbling of the self breed pride and arrogance. The true believer is apt to see himself as one of the chosen, the salt of the earth, a prince disguised in meekness, who is destined to inherit this earth and the kingdom of heaven, too. He who is not of his faith is evil; he who will not listen shall perish." - Eric Hoffer, Author of The True Believer

The Catholic Church has acquitted an HIV-infected priest who has admitted to raping close to 30 young girls between the ages of five and 10 years old.

[churchandstate.org.uk]

For fuck sake, it's 2022 and way too many people are using the religious beliefs to change and make laws that the majority do not want.
I actually could not watch the whole thing, it makes me too angry. Too many ignorant people using ignorant beliefs. Hey, if it made just each one happy fine but it is not, they band together, make a plan, lie and cheat and say it is justified because a fucking invisible entity told 'em it is the way. WHAT fucking WAY? Fear and loathing is not MY way.

Again I say, religion poisons everything!

My mother was a pretty bad mother, but I do have empathy for her because her life was altered severely after being raped by a catholic priest when she was 9 fucking years old!

Her lifelong pain became her children’s pain because she was so damaged as a human being. Her own father stopped my mothers older brother from killing that priest, after he walked in on the priest raping his little sister, telling him, “he’s a man of god, and we do not question him”.

My Uncle Tony hated the church and religion after that. He told me he wished he could have killed that priest, but he was only 12 years old and his father was stronger than him and took the ax away and then beat him!

Yes, we should all care what these people believe, because what they believe is dangerous and damaging to our existence.

Very good, direct to the point and well presented.

People take comfort in believing the lump in their breast or testicle is nothing to worry about, that doesn't mean that it won't kill them.