Without question, organized religion is an immense and awesome presence in the world today. From a quiet reassuring and cohesive force that literally billions of people feel in their everyday lives to a loud and divisive force that is at the root of conflicts around the world.
Simply put; Is organized religion in the world today a greater force for good or evil? (there may be problems with good/evil perhaps someone can suggest better words)
It is my assertion that organized religion is doing more harm to man than good. I may concede that it has been beneficial in the past and may even have been pivotal in our assent from darkness but in the world today, it is a cancerous blight.
I offer these examples,
-the Israel/Palestine conflict
-the sunni/shia conflict
-India/Pakistan conflict
-stem cell research in the USA
-the Texas board of education
-drug war/policy (this may be strictly economics hiding behind morals)
-quality of life for women in places like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
-quality of life for anyone in places like Saudia Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
-caste system in India
-seperate school board funding
-religion based terrorism
-the fact that I have to swear on the bible in a court room (whole truth my ass)
-Jehovas witnesses (granted they do provide entertainment value)
-religion based censorship/miseducation around the world (is that a word?)
All this against what? A warm and fuzzy feeling for the intellectually lazy?
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