I'm not an atheist I believe something out there is a "higher being" but I don't believe in following any religion which has caused most of the bloodshed throughout the last 2 millennia.
The only religion I see as being selfless and true is Buddhism but not to the extent of renouncing all your earthly possessions and family and friends.
Christianity is BS tbh, sorry if I offend, that religion has changed so much in 10yrs its ridiculous. Gay Priests(don't have anything against them), Women Priests(same), Same *** marriage disapproved....oh wait now approved, child abuse being allowed because they're high up in the Vatican.
Of all the religions IMO Christianity has been the worst through time.
Crusades
Witch Trials
Dark Ages
"Healing Groups" in america charging money
Slave Trade
Science - Christianity could have held us back by hundreds of years in terms of technology
This thread is not about what you believe in. It's about whether you think religion has influence in politics and govt.
But since you brought it up you made the mistake of listing the mistakes of couple individuals and blaming it on the whole group or religion.
I'm christian but I don't agree with many of the things that other so called Christians have done in the past. But I didn't let that stop me from becoming a Christian. Being a Christian is not about molesting children or hunting witches or any of the mistakes other "Christians" have made, it's about having a personal relationship with God.
You blame the dark ages and slave trade on Christianity? Cuz those things obviously weren't about people in power trying to gain more power right..
Christianity could have held us back by hundred of years in science?!? Fallacy in this statement. How do you know that? What proves that? That statement can never be proven true or false.
Healing groups charging money. Are you agaisnt hospitals that charge money also? Or hospitals that don't treat unless you have insurance?
There has been many many wars based on otter issues so why is the crusades a big deal?
Witch trials. People were accused of being witches, they would be imprisoned, tortured and most times put to death. If people ddnt have religion you think things like the witch trials wouldn't occur? During world war 2 many people were accused of being Nazis in America. During the cold war many people were accused of being communists. After 9/11 many people were accused of being terrorists. You think all these people accused were actually Nazis, communists and terrorists?! Many of them never received a fair trial.