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Isaiah, verse 5:20, which says, "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness."
The Bible's just chock full of biting criticism and warnings against the behavior of people who pretend their hate and bigotry is a tradition they must follow.
Oh hey I'm pretty sure I've seen people people put that on signs while protesting against gay pride lol.
The problem with morality is that it's difficult and it's really easy to twist any guidelines into whatever you want, and what you instinctively want is almost certainly to feel like you're smarter and more moral than others as you are right now with no self reflection and minimal effort. If you have internal prejudices you can probably twist whatever system of morality you have into saying they're good and right and those criticizing you are actually bad.
You have to want to actually be good. And empathy is a good place to start, but listening to others about their needs and experiences is also crucial. And while you do it you've gotta remember not to prioritize the feelings of the bigot over the affected (I'll try to remember to link the contra video I borrowed that observation from)
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