Persecution by the religious

[shavenferret]

JackHandy said:

shavenferret said:

mr handy, i'm going to protest the way individual people act just as i protest groups of people, just as i will protest the way governments act.  This whole thread is about protesting the problems that religious people bring to others.  I'm not going to be passive and just live by example when there are horrible things happening all over the world.  People like you were too quiet when the nazis showed up.  If more people like me would resist then the nazis would have fallen sooner and millions of people would have been saved.  

Wow, that's a lot of assumptions on my character, especially given how little you know of me. But okay.

Just realize that changing people is almost impossible unless those people want to be changed. And the very few times it does happen? It happens when you offer them love, not judgment. You can't point your finger at someone, call out their bad behavior/character and expect them to agree with you and change. They will just be offended by it and strike back, sometimes doing things that are far worse than their original offenses.

Christianity wasn't reformed by people being passive.  

It was reformed into a more liberal and accepting version of itself through time and people like me who complained.  America in the segregation era wasn't changed by people just patiently waiting for a better day.  It was changed through protest and calling out bad behavior.  If you see something wrong, then speak up and make the world a better place.  You can also do things like organize a boycott or refuse to participate or work with the establishment.  There are lots of options.