http://ordover.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/communituy-religion-and-the-lack-thereof/ The art of thinking critically and living life after religion Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:06:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://ordover.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/communituy-religion-and-the-lack-thereof/#comment-136 orDover Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:51:28 +0000 http://ordover.wordpress.com/?p=154#comment-136 I can't agree with you that religion is the root of <i>all</i> evil, especially considering the fact that I praised it above in my post for the sense of community it creates. That can be seen as a service to mankind. I do, however, agree that religion is often the cause of evil, especially when it comes to exclusion. They are good at community, but they are GREAT at narrowly defining what their community is to be, and great at excluding those who do not meet the requirements. I think that the worst sins of the church come in the form of prejudice and bigotry, especially these days toward homosexuals and the nonreligious. I can’t agree with you that religion is the root of all evil, especially considering the fact that I praised it above in my post for the sense of community it creates. That can be seen as a service to mankind. I do, however, agree that religion is often the cause of evil, especially when it comes to exclusion. They are good at community, but they are GREAT at narrowly defining what their community is to be, and great at excluding those who do not meet the requirements. I think that the worst sins of the church come in the form of prejudice and bigotry, especially these days toward homosexuals and the nonreligious.

]]> http://ordover.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/communituy-religion-and-the-lack-thereof/#comment-133 noolo Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:14:23 +0000 http://ordover.wordpress.com/?p=154#comment-133 i really hope the coming generation wont say this - religion is the root of all evil... i really hope the coming generation wont say this – religion is the root of all evil…

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