• DarkGamer@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Religions are a haven for abusers. All authority there is unearned, claimed by the falsehood that the men in charge speak for gods. Mormonism in particular was started by a con man who wanted to sleep with a lot of wives, and was killed by an angry mob of his followers for it. This is totally on brand.

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      The mob that killed him in jail was upset about the press he’d ordered burnt down after they publicly criticized him.