Most of those deaths could have happened without religion anyways. The crusades as more about politics, money and uniting europe then "spreading the word of god". The witch hunts and the such where a way for leaders to oppress the 'thinkers', it happened in non religious regimes just as well.
Do you even know what the Crusades were? Seriously how the hell wouldn't the hundreds of thousands of people lived if the Crusades didn't occur? They're called the CRUSADES because they were CRUSADES, and saying its about money or politics is utter bull - it was to spread "the word of God".
The witch hunts and the such where a way for leaders to oppress the 'thinkers', it happened in non religious regimes just as well.
The thinkers were the scientists who told the "world being flat" people to stfu, and then they got killed for saying it was round. Why? Religion, it hinders scientific development at an extreme level. Also, non religious regimes? Example? There was pretty much ONLY religion before Darwin observed similiarities in animals and humans, developing the concept of Evolution.
that's the past. the world is more politically correct now. if you want to get hung up on history then fine, but the modern day christians don't do any of that (unless it's a cult) and you are going to still discriminate because you aren't going to care about a single word I say
So much fail.
First, Christianity, and many other religions are a cult, it's only that the followers are large enough in number to be considered otherwise. If everyone thought that the universe was made by a big bang, and then a newspaper shows roughly 50 people worshipping a Cross, singing hymns and etc, would you think they're a crazy cult?
Don't even lie on that one.
That, and political correctness is such a slow development, and so is moral correctness. Oh, that reminds me. You know what hinders moral correctness? Religion. How? Because you get all your morals and teachings from the dang book, not that all of them are wrong, but a vast many are - and they're not your beliefs, they're the books.
Also "you are still going to discriminate because you aren't going to care about a single word I say", if it were in the passed the guy was talking about, then I'd view that statement as the most God-awful attempt of making him look like a ****** if he DID still discriminate. Nice job.
Men can't judge other men only god can.
Wrong. Half of the stuff you do is probably judgemental and your reactions to other peoples actions does leave a social influence on them. Saying "only God can" means nothing.
Yeah, we do pay have to 10% of our income but,
You're getting ripped off. The way I see it, you're selling your freedom, some of your money and your childrens beliefs for hope, morality and a feeling of security - all of which can be achieved without following a religion. Oh, and the childrens beliefs thing? If you pay 10% of your money and you follow a religion then chances are you're going to raise your kids believing it.
I do not see anywhere in the bible where it says hey burn all the witches or anything in that context.
The interpretation is done by men, and they do it to suit the situation. Witchcraft, mythology and in my opinion Religion was a method of explaining that which people did not understand. If the sky roared with thunder and lightning, obviously Zeus was pissed. If a volcano erupts and destroys a village,
obviously Hades wants more people with him in the underworld.
Oh, and then Avorne just... nice job <3
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