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Emergency_Bus_7989 OP t1_j9ivgid wrote

Reply to comment by cynicaldoubtfultired in TIFU by telling my mom the truth by Emergency_Bus_7989

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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