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Old 04-11-2008, 01:30 AM   #56 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mark.B View Post
Religion isn't for everybody, but even if it's not for you, why not respect the beliefs of people it DOES suit? Why go out to offend? that's how I always see it.
it is not a problem to respect peoples beliefs. but it is a problem when people start to use their religious belief to drive their behaviour and to drive legislation. when this happens, we start to get a culture where right and wrong become synonymous with christian and unchristian, or islamic and unislamic, or jewish and non jewish. this is not a way to run a free society.

one of the problems with religious beliefs is that they do not tolerate criticism or change. culture changes, law and government have to keep up. when religion is in charge, society cannot move forward.