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CJCRANE

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1. Religion is irrelevant except as a means to back up political beliefs.

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2014, 03:05 AM

Aug 2014

I believe in humanitarian, liberal and secular values. I can find material to back up my views in the scriptures of Christianity, Islam, Judaism etc. etc.

But someone who is an authoritarian conservative can find material that is the exact opposite to back up their views.

Particularly in the Abrahamic faiths there is an emphasis on Mercy and Wrath. Each person who follows one of those faiths usually picks a side, the side of compassion or the side of anger. However anger and judgment is usually reserved for God not humans.

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Religion is irrelevant except as a means to back up political beliefs. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #1

What is irrelevant to you may be very relevant to someone else. cbayer Aug 2014 #2

Perhaps I worded that wrong. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #3

I agree - we are all the same regardless of religion. cbayer Aug 2014 #4