General Discussion

Christianity and religion in general CAN be a force for progress and reform. Religion does not have to mean going backwards. MLK, civil rights leaders, John Brown, and others drew on religion. Jesus healed for free and drove the money-changers out of the temple.

And can't exclude non-Christians either. I personally would have down a darker path if not for Najeeba Syeed.

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The issue here is that fundamentalist/hardline Christianity indoctrinates people religiously and then they are essentially "pre-made" for what authoritarianism needs from them.

Take a look:
* Don't question what we say
* Don't question what's in front of you
* Be OK with verbal, physical, financial, even sexual abuse from those over you
* The outsider is the enemy
* The one who disagrees is the enemy
* Those over you are there because of God and questioning that means questioning God