This will offend some people, and for any offence I apologize.

[TigressDem]

30. True

When people use any type of "righteousness" to overpower and abuse others, it's wrong. Pure and simple.

What is sad to me is that I know many Christians who are appalled at what is being done in the name of God.

We should know better by now...


The Crusades.
The Inquisition.
Henry and the Church of England.
Salem Witch Trials.

Church and State are only mixed to empower the State in it's corruption, to prevent the power of the Church from standing against it.
Or to allow the Church to take power and rule. It's never good to mix them up.

Religion should simply be about people figuring out how to live a better life and come together to support each other through the trials of living on Earth. It should NOT be about controlling anyone except your own self and teaching your kids to be decent to one another.

Religion isn't the only place we can learn morality but it was where a lot of our ideas came from and just because things are crazy right now:

Murder is still wrong.
Lying and stealing aren't good things.
Adultery complicates relationships and is another form of dishonesty.
Children obeying their parents is usually a good thing.

So government can and does legislate:

To prevent people from randomly killing others.
To make stealing and lying have consequences.
To allow people to divorce when things don't work out.
To protect and educate children to enable them to learn to be civil in our society.

Because throughout the long history of the World, these are still things most moral people believe make a society function better.

SO THE PEOPLE who actually STAND UP for those values and live their religion on their own time, SHOULD NOT be attacked because there are people who use the name of God to do awful things.

WE SHOULD JUDGE PEOPLE BY THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER, not the Church they attend or don't.


WE EITHER STAND FOR DEMOCRACY OR TYRANNY.


Freedom OF Religion and FROM Religion is a tough one to pull off, but I hope at least here on DU, some people can manage it most of the time.


I am not your enemy.

Please don't treat me like one.


Thanks.