this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2025
435 points (99.1% liked)

science

21836 readers
187 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

rule #1: be kind

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

I wonder how much of this overlaps with Sunday sermons. Surely all those "you're going to hell" messages classify as verbal abuse in this case.

[โ€“] blarth@thelemmy.club 8 points 1 month ago

I would say absolutely yes. I went to a Pentecostal Baptist church as a child and the hellfire and brimstone messaging was very strong and scary.

load more comments (7 replies)