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Originally Posted by Astrocloud
Okay, so lets say that the dominant religion in some part of West Africa is some form of ancestor worship with some voodoo thrown in for good measure. You as a somewhat civilized atheist would view this religion as laughable. What exactly is wrong with offering ([I dunno] bribing?) an alternative religion? I mean in your belief system -it's all hooey anyways and besides [Christianity] brings them closer to the ideas of John Locke for example. |
All religion is laughable, sure, but requiring that someone convert to get the food and medicine you're supplying is inexcusable. While I am not religious, I recognize that many people do need religion in their every day life and that forcing the to convert, whether to Christianity, Islam, or even atheism, is wrong.
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Originally Posted by Astrocloud
Oh and as far as the red cross being non-religious -then what is the meaning of the red crescent and the Magen David Adom? It seems that by providing emergency assistance under (literally) a [religious] banner has more of an influence than one might suspect.
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Are they requiring that everyone takes a copy of the bible? No way, Jose.