At 04:06 PM 6/12/2003, you wrote:
Freedom from religion is the censorship of pagan religions (even though there is really nothing wrong with them), accused cults, "destructive" faiths like some fundimentalist Islam, and otherwise "barbaric" religions. Some say that these religions do not lead to anything constructive and just destroy things. I don't believe in it, but we must acknowledge that many do. Since this POV is held almost exclusively by Fundimentalist Christians, I suggest that we use their POV about what should be blocked. I'm just trying to be realistic here; if we blocked [[christianity]], that may be more NPOV, but not practical for the dominant wetern world. Remember: this filter is only optional. It is not forced on anyone. --LittleDan
Well, I'm not certain that I agree with your /definition/ of freedom FROM religion, but I certainly like the way it sounds. I say we ban all dangerous cults and barbaric religions. I also think that Christianity, Islam, and Judaism (and any other monotheistic religions I can find... maybe there's some Zoroastrianists out there) should be first to be banned. This would, of course, be rapidly followed by all the polytheistic religions. Next come the animists. Lastly, any "miscellaneus" religions that don't fit any of the above schema should also be banned. Once those are out of the way, I'm sure we will all be better off.
----- Dante Alighieri dalighieri@digitalgrapefruit.com
"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of great moral crisis." -Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321