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isandro · 08-27-2003, 05:31 AM

What scares me is that people believe 'they have god on their side'.
I've been raised a christian - quit when I was 14 - and I've experienced first-hand the manipulative, guilt-tripping tricks they use to get me back to the flock.
All of it, ofcourse, in my best interest..

Religion would be a totally different matter if the members would accept that everyone has the freedom to choose his or her own religion, or none at all.

I don't mind some guy putting up a plaque with the ten commandments on it- the ones that are not about god are pretty sensible. What I dislike is that these people refuse to accept that a human being can have principles without kneeling to some santa-like figure in the sky.
What I dislike is these people refusing the possibility that god may not exist.
In many discussions I've had to deal with people who were convinced that I did 'know' that god exists, but that I refused to accept him.

It's the shear stubburn irrationality and self-righteousness of religious people that scares me.

I totally agree with JBX that religion and state should be seperated. Politics are (imo) supposed to be objective, religion is subjective by definition.

08-27-2003, 05:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
isandro Crazy Location: Groningen, Netherlands	What scares me is that people believe 'they have god on their side'. I've been raised a christian - quit when I was 14 - and I've experienced first-hand the manipulative, guilt-tripping tricks they use to get me back to the flock. All of it, ofcourse, in my best interest.. Religion would be a totally different matter if the members would accept that everyone has the freedom to choose his or her own religion, or none at all. I don't mind some guy putting up a plaque with the ten commandments on it- the ones that are not about god are pretty sensible. What I dislike is that these people refuse to accept that a human being can have principles without kneeling to some santa-like figure in the sky. What I dislike is these people refusing the possibility that god may not exist. In many discussions I've had to deal with people who were convinced that I did 'know' that god exists, but that I refused to accept him. It's the shear stubburn irrationality and self-righteousness of religious people that scares me. I totally agree with JBX that religion and state should be seperated. Politics are (imo) supposed to be objective, religion is subjective by definition. __________________ -Life, liberty and the pursuit of hamburgers.