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There's several things there (4.00 / 3)
  • first, personal beliefs. Atheism (believing there is no god) and agnosticism (not knowing if there is a god) are often conflated;

  • second, attitudes to churches as organised social and political actors. I am vigorously opposed to religion playing any part in politics, because religion is about absolutes (life and death), and inevitably leads to 'ends justify the means' policies and attitudes. Putting organised religion in politics inevitably brings totalitarianism or authoritarianism, because of the very nature of religion;

  • third, opinion on what can inspire morality and ethics. I see no problem whatsoever with one's spirituality or religious beliefs driving values and political behavior; I'd just like the courtesy returned, and in particular, the acceptation of the idea that morality and ethics can come from elsewhere than religion or religious practice.

I'm not sure which one of the last two points organised religion hates most; both usually get one the label of "fanatical atheist".

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sun Dec 30th, 2007 at 10:09:39 AM EST
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