> According to what definition of wrong? What is decided by popular vote?
According to what most people would consider wrong today. Supporting Mussolini. Interracial marriage. The right for gay people to exist.
(This is partly due to religion and the right having been allies in our modern history. So whenever there is a cultural clash where churches must take a position, it's usually with the conservative right. And the last century has been one where, on social issues, the conservative right has been wrong more than correct.)
> you know what Christians would say to this one... It's a lot of pain before it gets good
There is a lot of pain being caused by Christian institutions today. It’s why religiosity, particularly Christianity in America, is on a multigenerational slide [1]. (It could reverse. Young men, particularly on the far right, appear to be reversing course. And Christianity has thrived for millenia because it's particularly adaptable.)
We can learn from holy books and practice a faith without giving its institutions in the mortal realm power. Or at least, not putting them above reproach.
According to what most people would consider wrong today. Supporting Mussolini. Interracial marriage. The right for gay people to exist.
(This is partly due to religion and the right having been allies in our modern history. So whenever there is a cultural clash where churches must take a position, it's usually with the conservative right. And the last century has been one where, on social issues, the conservative right has been wrong more than correct.)
> you know what Christians would say to this one... It's a lot of pain before it gets good
There is a lot of pain being caused by Christian institutions today. It’s why religiosity, particularly Christianity in America, is on a multigenerational slide [1]. (It could reverse. Young men, particularly on the far right, appear to be reversing course. And Christianity has thrived for millenia because it's particularly adaptable.)
We can learn from holy books and practice a faith without giving its institutions in the mortal realm power. Or at least, not putting them above reproach.
[1] https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/how-u-s-reli...