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cynicaldoubtfultired t1_j9ivebm wrote

While I'm wholly in support of choosing your religion or lack of it (I myself I'm atheist all family are catholic) I think people should be a bit careful in letting others know, especially if leaving your religion could bring harm to you or cause serious problems in navigating life where you live.

In some places apostasy is a thing, and in other places while nothing as drastic as that exists, people knowing you aren't religious will literally mean you will be sidelined for jobs or not even be considered at all.

Not every country is progressive and has progressive people.

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Emergency_Bus_7989 OP t1_j9ivgid wrote

I live in western Europe, that's thankfully not a worry of mine

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cynicaldoubtfultired t1_j9ivq48 wrote

Thank goodness for that. I myself live in a country in West Africa and in my country atheists or agnostics aren't looked at kindly. Worse if one is a muslim in muslim majority areas and they leave. Safety is a serious issue, and denial of work opportunities is normal.

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thesd123 t1_j9j2cdc wrote

Reminds me of the definition of a cult.

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cynicaldoubtfultired t1_j9j2hpb wrote

Because they are. When you need pressure but overt and covert to keep adherents, it is a cult.

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Amanystya t1_j9jemkl wrote

You just described every single religion

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