Worst takes of the day courtesy of the Dragon Age fandom. In response to me sharing how being an atheist jew it made me very uncomfortable to see people stating that all real world religions are stupid after talking about a fictional religion. As well as me stating "criticizing the harms done in the name of religion is not the same as stating that all religions are nonsense" and that "generalizing things like Yoruba, Voudou, and the traditional beliefs of indigenous peoples with statements like 'all religions are harmful' also perpetuates colonialism". Don't think I need to mention the obvious islamophobia, anti-indigenous racism, and historical revisionism here, nor the major false equivalency presented.

One can be discriminatory towards other minority religious groups despite belonging to a minority religion/praxis system themselves. And one can also perpetuate harmful colonialist justifications and stereotypes despite not actively benefiting themselves from colonialism. Being jewish in a hegemonically xtian society also doesn't erase the enculturation that can happen, and how that affects internalized concepts of what religion and religious practice is.

Coming from an atheist jew, if you're an atheist/agnostic/etc and you default to being anti-religion in general, take some time to deconstruct why that is. Is it because you've taken the time to inform yourself on the religious systems you're criticising and are coming to an informed opinion? Or is it because you associate all religions with the ones you're most familiar with? And if you're exposed to some religious beliefs or practices more than others, what is the context behind that?