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@mcread
I kinda hate this meme cause in my country it's closer to the opposite. The media has cared more about the reopening of churches than any sector of the economy. And the priests had the gall to tell doctors that they're not competent in matters of the soul, so they don't have a word to say in how churches conduct their activity during a pandemic.
@alyx What country is that ?
@mcread
Romania. If you're the religious kind, you might like it here. Most people are religious, well over 90% Christian, but they are not obnoxious about it either. Since most people are Orthodox Christian, you're not gonna see people trying to convert you to their denomination. Churches are always full, you have regular religious pilgrimages that get media attention. Actually, there's a good amount of positive media attention on priests/The Church in general.
But personally, I'm kinda sick of it, since the whole thing is as corrupt as any other big religious institution, but the corruption doesn't get nearly enough attention, and when it does, it's always with a #NotAllPriests.
@alyx don’t confuse the religion with the institution . It is the matter that is corrupted everywhere ... mainstream rules are blocking the access of believers to their priests, their traditions and their communities ... which is what the picture is illustrating .
@mcread
In case of Christianity as it stands today, it was made by the institution. If you were to ignore the Church and practice the religion solely from the Bible, you'd get a much different can of worms. But the current, modern Christianity is something that has been shaped by the institution for centuries. You can't decide to suddenly ignore all that and separate them when it's convenient.
I'd agree the rules block believer's access to priests and whatever traditions that involve said priests. But otherwise, I disagree that it blocks access to the rest of religious traditions and religious communities. But maybe you have a particular example in mind where this would be the case.
