Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving straight to the shore to play guitar, watch the waves and enjoy the beauty of the morning. “And it felt more spiritual than any time I set foot in a church,” he recalled.
Nothing has changed that view in the ensuing decades.
“Most religions are there to control people and get money from them,” said Dulak, now 76, of Rocheport, Missouri. He also cited sex abuse scandals in Catholic and Southern Baptist churches. “I can’t buy into that,” he said.
And sihks! Those guys are just the absolute nicest people I’ve ever met, kinda wish I knew more about it
People of every religion have done horrific things, even Sikhs. I'd know since I'm originally from India.
All Eastern religions have their own problems and crimes committed in the name of their beliefs. Christianity might have some of the more global harms, but it's hardly alone in being harmful.
And yet 70% of Sikh women who were surveyed by Sikh Women's Aid reported they'd suffered domestic and sexual abuse in the home.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/20/domestic-and-sexual-abuse-of-silenced-sikh-women-revealed
The story of the girl slapped in the face by her mother for getting raped by her uncle is especially harrowing 'who will marry you now?' it's vile.
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I have to agree with you there.