Chad Schultz on Nostr: Reading about the Lafferty murders in "Under the Banner of Heaven" caused me to ...
Reading about the Lafferty murders in "Under the Banner of Heaven" caused me to reflect on one of my many issues with religion: how it indoctrinates people into unquestioning obedience. Take the horrifying story of Abraham and Isaac: that if a voice in your head tells you to murder your son, you should do it. No! If your religious leader or boss or family or Trump or a voice in your head tells you to do something unethical, something that hurts others, you should pause and apply critical thought
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