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Originally Posted by Thor
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. |
Well, that is pretty much what I'm saying.
There are a lot of things wrong with organized religion, so speak out against those specific things.
Don't just get up on your chair and tell people 'organized religion is the devil!'
It might be, but that doesn't accomplish anything.
I also think people, especially those involved in organized religion should be encouraged to ask more questions. Simply accepting something because your pastor told you it was true isn't good enough. Nobody, and I mean nobody is beyond reproach that ANYONE should believe every word they say without making for damn sure its true.
Also, this whole 'end times' garbage that has been brainwashing people for 50 years now needs to be exposed. It is just another example of a lie that organized religion has taken and polluted a bunch of people with.
See, I can get the hate on too.
But I think there needs to be substance to our argument. Doesn't help to simply bitch about organized religion.