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Idaho Banned Abortion. Then It Turned Down Supports for Pregnancies and Births.
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Conservatives throughout history adore the dark ages of Europe. That was the peak of their power; the population was uneducated, worshiped the wealthy as kings and queens, and the people were too poor and stupid to do anything about it.
There’s a reason why the church hierarchy mirrors the structure of medieval feudal governments. It is one.
It's not only hierarchical church groups that can be repressive.
The witch-hanging Puritans of New England were Congregationalists, who recognize no church authority higher than the congregation itself -- but who compelled everyone in their colonies to pay church taxes and attend services. Likewise, the Southern Baptists -- a denomination literally created to defend the sanctity of slavery -- don't have bishops or a church hierarchy.
Meanwhile the Episcopalians do have a church hierarchy (originally rooted in the Church of England, founded by Henry VIII), but are generally considered the most liberal of the "mainstream Protestant" churches.
Any given church denomination may not be hierarchical, but conservatism itself (and thus conservative denominations) favor rigid social hierarchies. The church itself, as the deliverer of God's word on earth and thus the sole arbiter of what's moral and right, naturally should be at the top of that hierarchy.
You know, as long as you don't belong to one of those other denominations. They're heretics.
like in the french revolution 😅
What did the conservative in the dark ages of Europe pine for?
The fjords, mostly
TBF Slartibartfast did an amazing job on them. Even won an award if I’m not mistaken.