I think this is really a shame on us all don't you??

Question

I am an atheist and very proud of it.
I have just watched a 2 min silence on UK TV held in respect of the dead caused by the underground bombings one year ago!
Shortly before this there was a news item ref' bullying in schools against young Muslim girls because they were wearing the customery Hijab outfit!
Wearing it not because they were 'forced' to but because they wanted to!
While I am not trying to place all the worlds problems just down to religious differences , I certainly feel that many are just down to that!
As an old far* I really hate to see kids wearing base ball hats the wrong way around, but I dont bully them about it, (I would most likely get 'filled in' if I did)
If your kids were being bullied at school for wearing their caps the wrong way around what would you do about it??
Religion to my mind is at least 80% of the problem here, the rest is down to oil!
Lets 'get rid' of all this religious crap!! Dont you agree??

Answer 1

Spot on!

Answer 2

I've lived all over the world and every where I've been, I have tried my hardest to fit in. I adapt to local culture and traditions, even the religion, as far as going to and praying with. I would hate to be called an ex-pat, in the sense of forming ex-pat communities and eating, drinking and conversing, with ones fellows. I feel humbled by my host countries acceptance of me. I am now married to an Asian girl in Indo China and we have a daughter, she goes to the temple as do I. I would never insist that my adopted country made any exceptions for me or my daughter. People here love me and respect me, I give far more than I take. It's a case of, "When in Rome...." I saw millions of cheering Muslims on the TV, they were cheering at the news of two towers falling and un-believers dying. It is not a terrorist minority that is causing the problem, they are just the instigators, I could go on. 3 Buddhist monks were killed a few miles from me the other day, southern Muslims were quick to accept the responsibility. There were no more peace loving people on the earth than those monks??????

Answer 3

Religion sprang from tribalism linked to zodiacal cosmology - the constellational figures used by the strongest and therefore most successful tribes were eventually regarded as all-powerful and protecting gods .... the thin edge of the wedge when it comes to social control, law and punishment. From that small beginning we all know what happened. I am not athiest, I have a personal reason to believe in life after death and unseen guiding forces.... but the questioner is right .... our deep hidden tribalism linked to a mass-controlling religion is the cause that ignorant people call upon to justify murder.... and any promotion of such thoughts .... including the wearing of crucifix, skull caps, saffron robes or hijabs should be frowned upon.

Answer 4

I'm a relatively young fart and I do tell my 7 yr old to straighten his hat or take it off. And should he some day decide to wear pants down below his fanny, I'll make him take them off. And I will do so without the slightest hesitation or regret.

As far as religion's being 80% of the problem, I'm not so sure. And good luck ridding the world of institutions which are so engrained into the human psyche by hope and fear.

Answer 5

Trying to force people to not be religious is about as acceptable as people trying to force you to be religious. People should be able to believe, or not believe in whatever they like without fear of reprisal from others. I am not religious either, but that doesn't mean I think we should "get rid of all this religious crap".

Would you join a compulsory world wide religion if it was decided that that was the best way to deal with the problem? No? Neither would I.

Answer 6

Would love to see the end of organised religion but doubt that its demise would usher in the golden age of cooperation and understanding for the human race. We have evolved from lesser and non sentient creatures many of which have lived in social groups. These groups always fight with each other over territory, resources etc. I believe our behaviour today is directly related to our less developed origins. The need to belong to a group/religion, the need to see your group do better than others is deeply ingrained within the human psyche. In my opinion, for what its worth, if we did manage to get rid of religion we would simply form different kinds of groups and then persecute those who were not part of our own.

Answer 7

It isn't as simple as religion. Kids are bullied if they are different in any way. The way they dress, the colour of their skin, their weight etc. I was bullied as a kid because I was a chubby red head with freckles (triple whammy). I was a Catholic going to a Catholic school so it had nothing to do with religion. The problem is intolerance in general but that is a whole other kettle of fish!

Answer 8

At some level you are right. The problem here is that there is from little to no tolerance in the world to others peoples cultures and beliefs. No one has the right to question that. How would you feel if someone questions your beliefs or moral values for that matter.

Answer 9

Yeah.Our world is based on religons.Colleges have quotas for certain religion depending on their founder.There r fights between people based on superiority of respective religions.I do not discriminate between religions.some people only choose frns of their own religion.But we ca'nt help it.The only way out is being satisfied with the fact that U r doin ur best to make this world a better place to live in.

Answer 10

No, I don't agree.
Greed is the cause of most of the worlds problems but religion is just an excuse for the greedy to justify their ways.
If they were truely religious than they wouldn't crave wealth.

Answer 11

just because people arent perfect doesnt mean God isnt and when you face him in all your vanity you will wish you were so inclined to lean on you intelligence. Becaus eyou are not as smart as the creator and only the creator has all the answers.