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US High School Student Loses Scholarship Over Social Media Twerking Video (www.ndtv.com)

submitted 11 months ago by TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

These groups get their legitimacy and authority by following an ideology everyone worships. There's a reason why Scientology is seen as a stupid idea while Christianity/Islam are "ways of life." It's because the latter religions are popular and they become legitimate because of popularity. That's why I think it's really important to shame anyone who considers themselves a true religious person, to errode that legitimacy.