To elaborate, the Church has twisted the values of Christ, and because of that, we still see women who are greatly oppressed (lower wages than men, considered to be sexually immoral if they have sex before marriage, considered to be "slutty" if they dress in "immodest" clothing, being shot down and hated for having an abortion etc...) if you're black, he common peoples of the U.S use to justify slavery because of African religious beliefs, and while that isn't that around as much anymore, black men and women are still oppressed immensely because of the past oppression they dealt with due to our corrupt view, and now, the State uses the past to carry on with the oppression of black men and women because they're an easy target, and many Americans have seen them as inferior, generation after generation just because they're treated that way and always have been. If you're anything but straight, you're fighting for your marriage rights, if your transgender, you risk being beaten to death by the police on a daily basis, and all of that has to do with people reading Romans Chapter 1, and forgetting to read Romans Chapter 2. And if you're mentally ill, a lot of the diagnosis for mental disorders are still based off Catholic values. For instance, "bodily piercings" is classified under self mutilation in DSM 4. A lot of the treatment methods in Mental Hospitals are still subject to the past models developed by the Roman Catholic Church. Many mentally ill people are considered to be the way that they are because they are "sinners", and trust me, that's still around. The way that our culture views the mentally ill still has strong Roman Catholic ties. And if you're poor, the right wing use their personal property rights to oppose welfare. Not to mention, the poor have always been seen as inferior, due to the Catholic Church, and that has carried on even today, and is once again used by politicians to keep the oppressed, oppressed, even if it isn't directly linked to The Church anymore. The Church is the cause of the view.
