SvennoJ said:
SeaDaVie said:
Yes, things like guns and military intervention are generally bad things, and that’s why there are vast amounts of people opposed to both. That’s why people protest against such things and take action against them. That’s why most countries in the world have gun control or outright bans. That’s why the majority of the countries in the world don’t go around invading other countries. The discourse around religion is very different though. Almost no one outright opposes religion and even the more extreme religions operate with complete freedom and with no real oversight. |
Yet these suicide bombers are not just doing it out of religious beliefs, it's a result of oppression, perceived injustice and other countries invading / other religions dictating their way of life on them. Cracking down on religion isn't going to change that.Â
Religion is the tool and should indeed be better regulated to prevent religious institutions being used to funnel money towards terrorism or used to spread hate speech. So should the internet be better regulated, as well as bitcoin, gofundme's, dubious charities, offshore accounts etc.Â
No one also outright opposes charities, but some are used to promote hate and fund terrorism as well.
But true, religion should not be exempt of scrutiny. And imo it should also not be part of government nor diplomacy. People like JD Vance and Mike Huckabee and earlier Biden should not be in politics or leave their religion to themselves, outside of politics. |
There is a huge oversight of charities though and they’re expected to produce full accounts and explain movements of all money. The charity in this instance is just an indirect tool, not an ideological driving force.
