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Originally Posted by MJ "revoltingpawn"  Are the secular-humanists winning the battle of God? Is Jesus no more than a marketing scheme? Are churches revenue centers and nothing more? Does American culture still need God or even want him?
We will attempt to answer these questions as well as examine the continued relevance and resiliency of mono-theism in the modern era, and what the trends are telling us. This series hopes to engage those interested in religion and those who only wish to learn more about religion and it’s place in American culture, both today and tomorrow.
Hoping my fellow agnostics will enjoy this new series... Does God Have a Future? (Part 1)
The debate and discussion is starting to heat up and all comments are welcome. |
Part 1 eh?
I will simply cut to the chase. The article is nothing more than an attempt to trivialize God. Suppose people did actually follow that religion that is used by people of power to institute control over people. Aids would most likely be wiped out by now. How? Because people would only be having sex in Wedlock and with only 1 person in their entire lifetime. Now you can toss in polygamists but if they remain bound to their vows then only that subset of people could possibly come infected.
Lets get this straight... blaming religion as the source of the worlds problems is patently intellectually dishonest to the extreme. Mankind is whats evil... not religion and not its absence either. The article stated that religion was dreamed up by people in power to control others... I guess that shows you where that root of evil actually is. It is typical of these types of people to blame religion instead of the person that deluded people in the first place.
A religion can be one of peace... but that will not stop evil people from making it look bad to others. Likewise a religion can be one of war, but it does not stop passive people from being kind and gentle to their foes instead of killing them.
Do you wish to blame the real source of the problem? Or do you support placing blame incorrectly? Enjoy your very intellectually dishonest article.