Religion is an insult to human dignity. True or False ?  Read the rest of the question!?
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Great quote, I think I'm going to steal it.  It's most definitely true.
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What you have to remember is that all religions, not just christianity, are based upon the "fact" that they are the only "true" religion.  That's how guilt is purged.  Consider the crusades, christians killed all non-christians, conversion usually being the only option that left you breathing.  Today, muslims kill all non-muslims.  Of course, this does not include every member of that religion.  My personal believe is that the majority of religions promote discrimination, bigotry and ignorance.  If you do not do as the great "enter name here" then you are wrong and deserve nothing better than death and suffering
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Let's face it--it's easier to insult or make fun of believers than to put that mantle on.\n\nYou know what it's like--it's not called "the straight and narrow" for nothing.  I wouldn't say it's true for all, but for many it's just a case of not seeing any kind of benefit--material, I'm pretty sure--to justify their committiment of time, let alone sacrifice.\n\nWhy do you think so many people question God's lack of intervention in natural disasters or tragic deaths?  These people all think it's some kind of cause/effect relationship.  You screw up--God bails you out.  If things go wrong, there can't be a God--otherwise He'd have stopped it.\n\nSo many of these people are just jaded from the bombardment of so much content that they absorb--TV, movies, the Internet.  There's plenty of crap to catch hold of, I have no doubt.\n\nThey're just so busy trying to disprove our beliefs they can't bother seeing the kinds of people they insult.  As far as that goes, most of these folks see Christians as one big happy Pat Robertson family.  Unfortunately, those that speak the loudest get the most attentio.\n\nI always figure every post from one of these folks is just another opportunity for me to witness.  Maybe 99 times I'll just be wasting my time.  But who knows about the other 1?\n\nNone of us are perfect, but you are certainly walking the right path.  Let these lost souls both strengthen your faith and provide you a powerful incentive to keep witnessing God's love and Jesus' sacrifice for our sins.  Go in peace and go with God.\n\n\n\nWhile I stand behind all the words I wrote above, I felt I had to add to this post in reaction to your additonal comments about prayer in school.  I don't know exactly what the context is, but I find it very troubling.  As a Christian, I believe prayer to be the most direct link I have with God.  But the notion that prayer should somehow be forced upon students or encouraged in a public school is not just unconstitutional but morally repugnant to me.  Even voluntary prayer is  patently coersive in my opinion.  I think you are a well-meaning but misguided person who does need to work more on how you lead your life.  A little bit more tolerance for those who don't share your beliefs would be as welcome as others' tolerance for yours.
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Actually it seems that the only universally held religious doctrine today is "All religions should be respected".  And according to that doctrine, I am a heretic - hope I won't be burned at stake for it!\nThere is no reason why all religions or all beliefs must be respected.   \nYou have to earn my respect.  And I have to earn yours.  These things don't come for free.
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Your premise is flawed. Man is intrinsically bad according to the Bible.
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Not really. It shows all that is wrong with religion.
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Sorry, I am not a woman, but i was just scrolling..."fungusbrains1" why don't you take your religion and stick it so deep that you can taste it in your mouth you f*cken hypocrite!!!!! \n\nSorry, I just get upset with these people that don't respect freedom.
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False, I think, on the hypocrisy count.  Religion has certainly contributed to a lot of rotten sorts of abuses by groups of people.  Anytime someone thinks they are carrying around "truth" in their front pocket, abuse and hypocrisy are absolutely certain to occur.\n\nHowever, I don't think that's all religions contribute to the human experience.  After all, believing anything about anything creates hypocrites.  (Republicans believe in minimal government, but create more of it.  Democrats believe in helping poor people but regularly increase sales taxes in localities.  Any belief makes hypocrisy apparent and maybe necessary).\n\nReligion, though, is important.  It mobilizes people to act altruistically, for instance.  If you go to a homeless shelter, most of the people working their (and likely running the place) are people of faith.  Furthermore, religions create consistent opportunities for people to think about the part of them that isn't just matter and (even if you don't believe in souls) to think about matters above and beyond mere survival.\n\nSo, even though I would wish for people, and by extension religion, to behave better, I do think religion offers society more than just hypocrisy.
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Humans should be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their race, religion, etc.\n\nChildren should be given immunity from all wrongful things.
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I would take it as a compliment if someone were to insult me like that.  Just shows their jealousy and how insecure they are.  tsk tsk.  children.\n\nWhy do people lie about other people's religion?  Like saying totally idiot things like Muslims worship a moon god, beat their women, get 72 virgins, are all terrorists, yadda yadda yadda?  \n\nBecause they are morons.  Have fun picking on them.  I do.  mwa ha ha ha!!
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if mankind cant remove the dogmatics of religion they will never make it anywhere in this world. that is my opinion of it
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Hi. It can't. Do you think we should use religion instead?
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At this moment in time, it is Politically Correct not to insult Islam for fear of alienating this section of the community.  What gets me is that this seems to make it open season on every other religion.  This is wrong!  Why, because in open debate you should be able to tear apart the base lines of anything in an argument (as long as its valid or be willing to accept that someone else may be right/you are wrong) without facing the threat of a suicide bomber trying to cosy up to you just so he can get to heaven and enjoy some virgins.
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Religion allows us to live under laws of man.\n\nStopping evil men in whatever way possible from killing innocent people with suicide bombs has nothing to do with religion.
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CANCER! YOU JUST GAVE ME CANCER! you missed the ENTIRE point behind joining a "religion" as you call it. For you, I think Russian Orthodoxy is a good religion. Geez, Frizzy Mcfreeride, could you possibly be more blatant about wanting the best of both worlds? I will leave you now, so that you may continue to set humanity back 100yrs for every day you are alive. I will go now, to drink the most toxic substance I can find in my house, in an attempt to clean the very existence of this question out of my mind.
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religion is part of who we are....it is the only thing that can never be "eliminated" as you say. Sorry to know you don't think God is real...
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No! God is human perception