We used to think organised religion was something we could ignore and let people get on with didn't we?

Question

Many of us used to think that organized religion, if we didn't subscribe to it, was something we could ignore and go on with our lives. But now we are seeing that religious zealots, guided by their "divinely inspired" scriptures, have become a menace to those of us who want to live peaceful and fulfilling lives. The true believers in all three of the Big Religions cannot be ignored any longer, because they are locked into a nihilistic course to destroy not only each other, but us with them.

(quote J Dispenza)
"The time may be coming when, for the sake of the planet and all living things upon it, the humanistic sane will have to somehow defuse the ticking timebombs of the religious insane. How we do it can be debated; whether it should be done cannot.

This dangerous moment in history does not require of us to be polite, to be politically and religiously correct, but to speak out against the deplorable state of affairs brought on by ignorant people blindly following dysfunctional faiths that need the blood of the enemy to stay alive."

Reply to adyghe1985:
No you are wrong , atheism is not an organised religion, in fact it is not a religion at all.

Answer 1

The same can be said of the Atheist faith.

You blindly follow what you believe to be truth and destroy or attempt to destroy that which is at variance with your belief system...

You Atheists are no more reasonable than any other. SEE second post by JT.

The definition of religion is:

re·li·gion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-ljn)
n.

1. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
a. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.

2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.

3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.

4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.

Idiom:
get religion Informal
To become religious or devout.
To resolve to end one's immoral behavior.


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[Middle English religioun, from Old French religion, from Latin religi, religin-, perhaps from religre, to tie fast. See rely.]

SEE Definition #4.

Atheism is clearly a "religion".

In fact, a nihilistic "religion".

ni·hil·ism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-lzm, n-)
n.
Philosophy.
1. An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence.
A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.

2.Rejection of all distinctions in moral or religious value and a willingness to repudiate all previous theories of morality or religious belief.

3. The belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement.

3a. also Nihilism A diffuse, revolutionary movement of mid 19th-century Russia that scorned authority and tradition and believed in reason, materialism, and radical change in society and government through terrorism and assassination.

4. Psychiatry. A delusion, experienced in some mental disorders, that the world or one's mind, body, or self does not exist.


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[Latin nihil, nothing; see ne in Indo-European Roots + -ism.]
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nihil·ist n.
nihil·istic adj.
nihil·isti·cal·ly adv.

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ni·hil·ism (n-lzm, n-)
n.

1. The belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement.

2. A delusion, experienced in some mental disorders, that the world or one's mind, body, or self does not exist.


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Main Entry: ni·hi·lism
Pronunciation: 'nI-(h)&-"liz-&m, 'nE-
Function: noun

1 : NIHILISTIC DELUSION

2 : skepticism as to the value of a drug or method of treatment —ni·hi·lis·tic /"nI-(h)&-'lis-tik, "nE-/ adjective


Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.


Nihilism

n 1: a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake

2: the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal [syn: nihilistic delusion]

3: complete denial of all established authority and institutions


Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

Answer 2

Bible thumpers are a greater menace than al qaida.

At least al qaida doesn't pretend to be Americans, and most of them can't vote.

Bible thumpers, on the other hand, use their tax exempt facilities to collect bribes to give to politicians & to promote their political message (undermine the US Constitution).

Which, as you point out, is a menace to civilized people everywhere.