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[–] U7826391786239@piefed.zip 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

you suffered because the billionaires who own the politicians want tax dollars going to them instead of people who actually need it

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

More or less, yeah. The church also took advantage of us, telling my mentally ill stepfather that being poor was a good thing actually, and it was good for his kids to go without so we could learn to rely on god like the sparrows of the field, or some shit. My parents never missed a tithe, but they sure made us skip meals so god didn't get angry at us.

[–] U7826391786239@piefed.zip 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

religion is such fucking bullshit. it brings literally nothing positive that can't be had without religion

[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago

A benevolent Christian God would surely be much happier with his priest accumulating wealth over feeding some starving children, right?