Just so. The "they", obviously enough, Ed, is those parents who use the terminology and icons of Christianity as a transport mechanism for their authoritarian instructions. Guilt trips, overwhelming icons, nefarious implications of no-responsibility for self, or default-guilt, are among the many tricks which add not to an individual's divinity, but only to their servility and degradation.

This is not an automatic consequence of a belief in God, but it sure can be a common interpretation in some circles.


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