Faxanadu said:
Délio said:
Faxanadu said:
Délio said:
I don`t mind religion having a special seat next to politics, as long as it doesn`t abuse it`s seat. There are many countries in the world that even have more than one official religion and if they can live like that, countries where laws are made based on a single religion have something to learn. Religion should be "used" to exlpore and improve the good side of mankind with love and mutual respect.
This is not the way. This is just intolerance and pure hatred. Sometimes i think that religion only mattered at first and now it`s just about power. |
Too funny. When was religion not about power? Care to explain? all the good old memories come to mind with the popes being the most powerful beings in Europe and kings begging in front of them. Learn history. |
That was the past and things have change since that time. That doesn`t mean it doesn`t happen or it can`t happen ever again, but it`s clearly not the same as it was some centuries ago. Unfortunately, some cases, like the one above, only show how the principles of religion can be misused (speling?). That`s why i say that sometimes it seems their religion isn`t being offended, but their own pride and vision of themselves. |
Whats the difference? Religion is part of their identity. |
And it`s part of people like superchunk and myself. Yet, it seems we both disagree with how religion is used by some individuals/countries. That`s my assumption superchunk.
