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Originally Posted by photon
I already said it but I'll say it again, this makes me laugh a little because religion is supposed to be the basis of morality, so to judge a religion by its morality.. 
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Religion likes to define itself as the bar for morality, but morality is something which is within all of us, holy books or no. Societies as well define their own morality, sometimes based on religion, sometimes not. Morality is something we all have to decide on for ourselves, yet come together (at least in general terms) for to improve our world.
I think that makes it far more proper to use morality to judge religion, than to use religion to suggest terms of morality.
One can go to university and take courses in morality. In times like this we need to think about scientific morality, and environmental morality.
I know religion likes to say it's the seat of morality, but in truth I think we all know that's not the case. And it's not how thoughts on morality OR religion was started as far as I know. Yes they got confused very early, but they are not the same or even linked, though religious zealots may like to say so.