I always tend and try to draw a thick line between "religion" and "humans".
Criticism against religion is mostly concerning what some humans do; and the foul act gets stuck to religion falsely.
Brainwashing is a human invention, there are so many forms of it, so as manipulation, so as using others and fooling them.
So don't let anger from somebody manipulative or practicing brainwashing to make you judge the whole religion he uses.
Maybe he is using religion as a carpet just like he is using people around him like a carpet.
So personally, my problem is mainly people.
Criticism against religion is mostly concerning what some humans do; and the foul act gets stuck to religion falsely.
Brainwashing is a human invention, there are so many forms of it, so as manipulation, so as using others and fooling them.
So don't let anger from somebody manipulative or practicing brainwashing to make you judge the whole religion he uses.
Maybe he is using religion as a carpet just like he is using people around him like a carpet.
So personally, my problem is mainly people.