quote:Originally posted by bluetick:
I will concede that there may be some atheists (probably a minority) that would like to eradicate Christianity, But I have never met a Christian that didn't want to eradicate atheism. So if I wanted to destroy Christianity I am wrong, evil, but if I wanted to destroy atheism I would be good, and pure and noble and rightious. Sort of a double standard ain't it?
blue,
there is a huge misconception about this. If I had my way, I would put a huge, fatal dent into Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and other transcendent religions not by force of law or at the point of a gun... but by exposing them as the illogical, manipulative, emotional crutches they are.
Religion stems from a couple of emotional things. First is the human tendency to form patterns. We see a complicated system of life and want to assume that someone is in charge of it, pulling the puppet strings that dictate the fall of every sparrow.
Second is the fear of death. I don't look forward to the Big Sleep, but I rather imagine it will be as peaceful as that place from which we came before we were born. That place which caused us no discomfort whatever. Mine is not the universal opinion.
That said, I would fight with the religious against anyone who would abrade the freedom of religious thought that is guaranteed by our remarkable Constitution.
There is quite a bit of wiggle room when it comes to tax-exempt status of political churches, profit-motivated churches like Scientology and tent preachers, and the like. Even the property-tax exemption of all brick-and-mortar churches that depend on civil services like Police and Fire protection.
No one reveres freedom of religion like we atheists. In many countries, we are subject to punishments up to and including the death penalty. The cost of this is tolerating nonsensical and frappish religions. I'll accept that.
nsns