…or are they using it to justify prejudices and bad behaviour?

#usa #religious #religion #youngpeople

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0nrdhs0/watch

"[...]#NicholasLemann’s terrific, researched account of his #Louisiana family’s #history in #America and his own #Jewish evolution lands at an important time for American #Jews. Returning is the #Lemann family story of #assimilation and material success in America, and the #author’s engagement in middle age of rich Jewish observance. It is told with #historical rigor but also #novelistic detail. Don’t think of this as a Jewish #book, but as an American #story with relevance beyond the 2 percent who call themselves Jewish. It is a case study in how, in a free country, #Americans choose to wear their #religious and #ethnic identities, and how the majority culture also influences, even bludgeons, those decisions."

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/11/the-return-of-the-native/

Your "god" is weak and pitiful if you need to indoctrinate children by buying them books telling those fairy tales before the kid can even read.

#invisibleskydaddy #religious #indoctrination

How interesting this level and fanfare of envangelistic #)(*&^#)

<sarcasm>
The power of heaven!
</sarcasm>

Have fun with the work of Andre Antunes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7gphyYNsdM

#religious #bravo #sierra #TV #love #miracle #no #greed #yes #evangelism #religion #money #metal #heavy

#buddhism #buddhiststory #history #historyfacts #religious #academia #buddha #philosophy #buddhist - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRbkhp2SMhw

Did not have this on my 'what in the fucking world' bingo card.

"In a significant gesture of outreach to #America's #Haredi community, #President #DonaldTrump's personal #Jewish liaison traveled to #KiryasJoel last week to present the #Satmar #Rebbe with an official presidential declaration bearing #Trump's signature.

#MartinMarks, who serves as the administration's primary connection to #Orthodox Jewish communities nationwide, arrived at the Rebbe's residence in #Monroe, #NewYork, carrying what he described as the "#American #JewishHeritage Month Proclamation for 2026." The document, signed personally by #PresidentTrump, outlines the administration's commitment to protecting #religious freedom and combating #antisemitism on college campuses and in educational institutions across the #United #States.

The proclamation includes direct quotations from President #GeorgeWashington's historic 1790 letter to the Jewish community of #Newport, #RhodeIsland..."

https://www.jfeed.com/jewish-world/trump-declaration-satmar-rebbe-antisemitism

RE: https://post.lurk.org/@loriemerson/116698844776482762

Okay, I’m considering converting to Unitarian Universalism—because I believe technical progress should be guided by ethics, not profit.

I see enshitification—the degradation of technology into exploitative tools—as a moral failure. Progress should serve humanity, not degrade it.

Maybe I need a congregation of Unitarian Universalists? If you’re a UU here, let’s talk—seriously.

#UnitarianUniversalism #EthicalTech #AI #enshitification #ReligiousCommunity
#Unitarian #Universalists #AI #religious