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In 2015, many liberal residents in Hamtramck, Michigan, celebrated as their city became the first in the United States to elect a Muslim-majority city council. They viewed the power shift and diversity as a meaningful rebuke of the Islamophobic rhetoric of then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign. This week many of those same residents watched in dismay as a now fully Muslim and socially conservative city council passed legislation banning Pride flags from being flown on city property that had – like many others being flown around the country – been intended to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.

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[–] GuyDudeman@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] longshaden@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

also depends on the religion.

[–] cnnrduncan@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I honestly can't think of a single organised religion that hasn't had atrocities committed in its name (or encouraged adherents to commit atrocities). A lot of unorganised religions and spiritualities also encourage/require some abhorrent shit too, such as genital mutilation or the use of human body parts in certain folk magics.

[–] Pegatron@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Unitarian Universalists. Quakers. Zen Buddhists probably?