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[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 46 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

A lot of indigineous thinking captured in one passage, particularly restorative justice.

I was raised Christian but reading texts on Indigineous thought has been what has helped me realize what makes a good person.

Too much in Abrahamic religions is about obedience and blind submission to authority which is why I often feel drawn to eastern religious thought also. Both Eastern religious thought and the indigineous worldview are more holistic in my view.

I find Abrahamic religious teachings to be very exclusionary (hey if you beleive what we believe we'll let you into heaven) Almost like a country club of sorts. Eastern and Indigineous philosophy (with the exception of the caste system warping into a rigid institutionalized social hierarchy due in part to Western influence) seem to be much more inclusionary.

[–] Prathas@lemmy.zip 2 points 18 hours ago

It's spelled "indigenous," FYI. The accent is on "`di-" and you don't make an "ee" sound after the "n"; it just goes straight to "nus."

I find Abrahamic religious teachings to be very exclusionary (hey if you beleive what we beleive we’ll let you into heaven) Almost like a country club of sorts.

So true. Thinking about it, Christian missionaries' main job is less to sell Jesus, but more to sell FOMO.

Like a timeshare salesperson, they're not gonna talk much about the maintenance fees required (such as treating each other the way Jesus said to.) They're also not gonna talk about how so many of the other share-owners are insufferable to be around and regularly break the agreed-upon rules. Oh, but they will hype up how, for the low, low price of asking Jesus for forgiveness and getting baptized, you, too, could reserve yourself an eternal home in Paradise!