Premise:
Northern Ireland ripped itself apart because even a single religion can't agree on which version is right.
September 11th happened because religion gave uneducated fools a cause to die for.
Catholic priests have sexually abused countless thousands of children across the world, yet been protected from justice by religion.
And on and on it goes.
Question:
Is religion of any kind actually defensible? There is a trend to blame "organised" religion, however, I would suggest that it is religion of any kind which is at fault.
If people who really have no significant belief in god, were to say so, rather than calling themselves "christian" (for instance) would this remove the perceived influence of the extremists?
Discuss!
Northern Ireland ripped itself apart because even a single religion can't agree on which version is right.
September 11th happened because religion gave uneducated fools a cause to die for.
Catholic priests have sexually abused countless thousands of children across the world, yet been protected from justice by religion.
And on and on it goes.
Question:
Is religion of any kind actually defensible? There is a trend to blame "organised" religion, however, I would suggest that it is religion of any kind which is at fault.
If people who really have no significant belief in god, were to say so, rather than calling themselves "christian" (for instance) would this remove the perceived influence of the extremists?
Discuss!