Post AzgqmVPRxLm4VMd5m4 by Eka_FOOF_A@spacey.space
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 (DIR) Post #AzghZ3KS9HtK3vnp4K by rms@mastodon.xyz
       2025-10-29T02:46:53Z
       
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       https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/21/australian-christian-lobby-says-any-new-laws-protecting-people-from-cults-could-be-very-dangerousThe Australian Christian Lobby representative said that if Australia adopts laws against coercive behavior by cults, "legitimate" churches might be found to violate them. If that happens, what should we make of it?
       
 (DIR) Post #AzgqmVPRxLm4VMd5m4 by Eka_FOOF_A@spacey.space
       2025-10-29T04:30:08Z
       
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       @rms I'd say that religion is bad. Face it. All religions exist to coerce their followers into following the dictates of the masters of the religion. They use many different coercive techniques to do this. I saw though this BS before I was a teen.
       
 (DIR) Post #AzhjwyTYErkB1iYKDw by brad@1040ste.net
       2025-10-29T14:48:10Z
       
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       @rms That the ACL representative is on the cusp of a life-changing realisation?