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Originally Posted by Azure
What exactly will that prove? I hate organized religion as much as the next person, but I don't really get why people have to get up on the pedestal and 'speak out' against it.
Gay rights is a different story, because millions of people were being denied a basic right. Nobody is being denied anything by being involved in organized religion. It is there CHOICE afterall, to be a part of that organized religion.
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Well I think 'come out' is the message, don't hide your non belief anymore, because the idea is when people see atheists aren't immoral, corrupt people the acceptance will grow.
The image of non believers is quite horrendous in many places, sadly the USA and a good chunk of the muslim world to name a few.
I think its better to attack a policy of organized religion than the organization itself, unless its the Vatican, I loathe the Vatican
But examples of speaking out would be for gay rights, the Vatican opposed a bill in the UN calling for all member countries to remove laws making gay sex no longer illegal.
Of course I oppose the Vatican's stance on Africa in regards to condoms and that has a direct deadly affect on human suffering.
I strongly oppose evangelical attempts to turn our public education systems to treat science with distrust, especially in the case of evolution, but it doesn't end there either.
To publically speak out and just say "booo organized religion!" really doesn't get us anywhere, to be specific and fight the battles secularists feel need to be fought is a better way.