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I hate when I see people hating on Christianity. There's nothing wrong with the religion itself, only the people who practice it, and not even ALL of them are that bad. I was raised Baptist in Virginia, my parents are horrible, they're conservative boomers who think the world is going to end in the next ~15 years, they are the bad Christians. (They were good parents to me, and I love them to death, I just have to remember that they are kind of horrible.) I hold true to a lot of the Christian beliefs I was brought up on, but I also understand that much of the Bible was translated from Hebrew, an extremely complex language that most people who actually practice Christianity don't even speak anymore, as well as Greek, and even Aramaic. So a lot of the transitions used by my parents are flawed. (They're NKJV elitists) for instance, the infamous verse that has been used by Christians for years to justify homophobia, Leviticus 18:22, "You shall not lie with man as you do a woman, it is an abomination." Now, in the NKJV translation, that's how it is, but several translations read it as "You shall not lie with BOY as you do a woman, it is an abomination." Now I don't speak Hebrew, but based on the other various verses talking about how the whole premise of Christianity is acceptance and love I would assume that the latter is the more straightforward translation. (This whole thing gets so much more complicated when you get into other versions of Christianity and their Bible, like Russian Orthodox, which is translated from Hebrew/Greek/Aramaic into Latin into Russian, then I would also have to translate that into English if I wanted to read it.) There are countless other small translation differences that make up the different sects of Christianity, as well as interpretation discrepancies (like how Roman Orthodox and Greek Orthodox separated) but that is the most well-known. Anyways, all this to say that while the people who practice it may be a bit on the bonkers side, it's mostly due to a language barrier, and the religion itself is actually very pro diversity. I myself am Christian, but I don't associate with any specific sect of the religion, I used it more as a template to build my moral beliefs upon. So love yourself, God created ALL OF US equally and in his image. It doesn't matter what color your skin is, what's in your pants, what you want to be in your pants, who you want to be in your pants, or what you believe to be true, so long as you love everyone the same, you will go to heaven, whatever version you Believe in. And don't worry, all the assholes who think they're better than others because of one aspect or another will burn in hell. 🥰🥰🥰