Yes, DEI is a religion in practice, even if not in name. It should remind you of Christianity as well. It has
- Sinners, including "original sin," and a need for confession and atonement for these sins
- Various sacrificial lambs, saints, martyrs, etc.
- Holy times (days, weeks, months) and celebrations, remembrances of past wrongdoing, etc.
In many ways it's an intensely negative religion. It has a concept of _collective_ guilt, much like the Puritans in colonial New England. "If any one of us is a sinner, we're all damned." So they root out the sinners through various ... initiatives.
Unlike Christianity though, even if there is confession and atonement by the sinners, there isn't any redemption. Once a sinner (someone with "privilege," say like all White people) always a sinner.
And think of the "systemic racism" that allegedly "permeates" everything. Unlike ordinary racism, "systemic" racism is supposed to be an invisible force, causing lack of diversity, although mysteriously without the possibility of direct observation.
Hmm, powerful invisible thing that is everywhere... Inspires creeds and prayers... Associated with original sin... Can't be questioned... Sounds familiar somehow.
Unlike Christianity though, even if there is confession and atonement by the sinners, there isn't any redemption. Once a sinner (someone with "privilege," say like all White people) always a sinner.