| > even if that just means getting moral support at the weekly social gathering for mothers. So if you actually engaged with Pakaluk's book, you'll know that this is exactly what she says. Even if you just watched a YouTube interview with her, you would have gotten that. Please don't engage lazily. There is no claim that belief in the divine intrinsically helps with fertility (although perhaps belief in the divine that causes you to seek community might, but that's a secondary effect). > They also don't like organizations that espouse hateful messages about them (yes, saying someone will burn in hell for an eternity for being gay is an incredibly hateful message, no amount of twisting words will change that). The article goes into the other aspects of the conservatism turning people away from organized religion. I mean, most churches these days will accept whatever pet social issue you want, so I really doubt anyone cares. People need to stop living in the 90s. > Unfortunately, conservatives would rather destroy community than adapt to the times. Based on every poll and all the data, religious conservatives have substantially better communities than most liberals. They could probably teach everyone else how to live better, happier, healthier lives. |