I’m speaking as someone born to people from a non-Abrahamic faith so I don’t know shit about fuck with regards to Christianity, I’m just going off my observations of my hometown and the world around me.

This is mostly anecdotal but I’ve heard Evangelical protestantism has made such in roads in Puerto Rico that I think a majority of the island might actually be Evangelical. I know this is pretty much the case throughout the rest of Latin America. This phenomenon coincides with the rightward shift of the entire region.

Not saying Catholicism is without its skeletons but as the world becomes more cruel, violent, and evil, I can’t help but draw a parallel. I remember reading about de las Casas in High School and the at times moderating influence of Catholicism in Spanish territories, whereas I can find no history of redeeming qualities in the Protestant faith, particularly evangelicism.

This is baby’s first attempt at analysis of Christian theology, so please bear in that mind. My brilliant insights into this are along the lines of ‘the Brazilian national football team is ass now because the players are no longer alcoholic womanizing Catholics’. I’m sure all you Evangelical freaks on hexbear dot net will be foaming at the mouth

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In present day Latin America protestanism promotes zionism and capitalism, they are the religious wing of neoliberalism. Catholicism here is very liberal religion that co-exist with native american and afro-latino religions (even some asian religions in places like Brazil and Peru). Meanwhile protestants are like this:

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    Catholic churches in south america were one of the pillars of operation condor and gladio. They helped hunt out leftists for those right-wing regimes, and unite latin and european right wing and fascist organizations with each other. It has a very bloody history in most SA countries.

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