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religion phobic

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randomusername03 · 19/06/2025 15:44

is it acceptable to be religion phobic?

Not religious personally, i lump all moderate religions into a live and let live bucket. but the fundamentalist believers, be it westboro or hamas, i do find myself having a visceral and active dislike/distain for. and its mostly fundementalist islam that im aware due to the modern atrocities they have committed. is it bad to say im fundementalist islamaphobic for example?

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KnittyNell · 19/06/2025 16:07

TakeMe2Insanity · 19/06/2025 16:06

OP you started out with with your disdain for all extreme religions but instead of mentioning the flds or something else you mentioned islam a few times. FYI there are 2 billion muslims like myself who aren’t committing any crimes inflicting our views on anyone but to be repeatedly told we are fanatical is hardly finding peace or finding tranquility.

Can you tell us why so many atrocities are carried out in the name of your religion though?

TakeMe2Insanity · 19/06/2025 16:06

OP you started out with with your disdain for all extreme religions but instead of mentioning the flds or something else you mentioned islam a few times. FYI there are 2 billion muslims like myself who aren’t committing any crimes inflicting our views on anyone but to be repeatedly told we are fanatical is hardly finding peace or finding tranquility.

BruhWhy · 19/06/2025 16:05

TakeMe2Insanity · 19/06/2025 15:57

No, but you are certainly inciting hatred. Effectively making you no better than those you claim to hate.

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I rather dislike those people who threw bricks through mosque windows and rioted, after that horrible stabbing in Southport. I have a visceral reaction to them even. You could call me idiot-phobic.

Is that ok? Or is it just religious fanatics you're defending?

SnemonyLicket · 19/06/2025 16:05

Yeah I’m against religion as well, OP. It’s always been used by many as a way to judge, demonise and control others.

Dangermoo · 19/06/2025 16:04

It's the root of a lot of evil, imo.

TY78910 · 19/06/2025 16:02

Your post doesn’t make sense. If you were “religion phobic” you would be of the thought that all religion is bad, but you say yourself that you don’t mind the ‘conventional’ religions. If I understand correctly, you’re essentially saying that you don’t agree with extremism which then uses religion to justify criminal activity, in which case I’m sure (apart from the people that are involved) everyone would agree and you don’t need validation for that. Unless I have too much positive intent, and what you’re actually saying is that you hate one specific religion and you want to start a thread where people jump on the hate train.

KnittyNell · 19/06/2025 16:01

TakeMe2Insanity · 19/06/2025 15:57

No, but you are certainly inciting hatred. Effectively making you no better than those you claim to hate.

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That’s blatantly untrue, we should all be allowed to express our fears about what is carried out in the name of religion and an awful lot needs calling out.

BruhWhy · 19/06/2025 16:00

TakeMe2Insanity · 19/06/2025 15:57

No, but you are certainly inciting hatred. Effectively making you no better than those you claim to hate.

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Disliking someone because of their fanatical beliefs makes OP as bad as the nutters who want to murder and rape non-believers?

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randomusername03 · 19/06/2025 16:00

TakeMe2Insanity · 19/06/2025 15:57

No, but you are certainly inciting hatred. Effectively making you no better than those you claim to hate.

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how is it inciting hatred? im not asking other people to hate these beliefs. im just saying I hate these beliefs. although shouldn't most sane people hate these beliefs?

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BruhWhy · 19/06/2025 15:59

I'm wary of zealots of all descriptions. I find them quite unsettling.

TakeMe2Insanity · 19/06/2025 15:57

randomusername03 · 19/06/2025 15:53

well im not looking to or actively murdering/raping/oppressing non believers (of what i believe), i guess that might be a big difference 🤷🏻‍♀️

No, but you are certainly inciting hatred. Effectively making you no better than those you claim to hate.

Ddakji · 19/06/2025 15:56

I don’t like religious nutjobs of any description, be they Hamas, Jewish settlers, evangelical Christians controlling women’s bodies - whoever. It’s not a phobia as it’s perfectly rational.

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randomusername03 · 19/06/2025 15:53

well im not looking to or actively murdering/raping/oppressing non believers (of what i believe), i guess that might be a big difference 🤷🏻‍♀️

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SerendipityJane · 19/06/2025 15:52

Are you ignostic ?

Ignosticism - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignosticism

mathanxiety · 19/06/2025 15:50

Are we talking phobia or intolerance here?

And how different are you from the fundamentalists if you are indulging the reaction you say you have?

TakeMe2Insanity · 19/06/2025 15:50

So the sun has got to you and you decided to spew hate. Nice.

KnittyNell · 19/06/2025 15:46

randomusername03 · 19/06/2025 15:44

is it acceptable to be religion phobic?

Not religious personally, i lump all moderate religions into a live and let live bucket. but the fundamentalist believers, be it westboro or hamas, i do find myself having a visceral and active dislike/distain for. and its mostly fundementalist islam that im aware due to the modern atrocities they have committed. is it bad to say im fundementalist islamaphobic for example?

Well if it is I’m with you.
I have no time for Islam at all but respect all who follow it peacefully but I find it abhorrent to be honest.

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