Especially in the Middle East and a large proportion of Africa?

EDIT:

What I mean by “religious toxicity” is being very religious to the point of hating the non-religious, and secularism.

EDIT 2:

I’m not surprised that religions like Christianity and Islam still exist, I’m surprised that there are still so many super religious Christians and (especially) Muslims out there. If I’m going to be honest, it concerns me.

  • DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comEnglish
    104·
    7 months ago

    Now, don’t take this the wrong way, but this totally feels like a leading question, looking to pick an argument.

    Not saying that’s what it is, but you haven’t given any reasoning, context or data to suggest why you think the situation should be any different. Over what time period were you expecting things to change? Why were you expecting things to be different by now?

    • Hjalmar@feddit.nu
      3·
      7 months ago

      What’s right and wrong had changed a lot since most religious text were written, for example:

      If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense.

      From leviticus 20:13 (aka the Bible)

      Doesn’t really sound like it belongs in the most holy book of the biggest religion on earth*. But I guess that precisely what’s in those holy texts doesn’t really matter but what matters is more the overall picture and the fact that religion unites people. My personal guess is that the religions practiced today will last as long as our civilization, even if their holy texts get really outdated

      * Disclaimer: this is my opinion and I’m a non-religious teenager from Sweden. I’m aware that most people probably don’t find it as weird as I do even if they don’t want to kill homosexuals

    • IJustWentPsycho@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      It’s just shocking to me how many people still strongly believe religions like Christianity and Islam when it has been more than a thousand years now.

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
      1·
      7 months ago

      to suggest why you think the situation should be any different.

      Generally as science advances we have answers to how the universe works. I can understand religion a thousand years ago, but today? Not really. And I understand the fanatics even less when they oppose scientific fact.