2006-12-29 18:13:46 · 44 answers · asked by SN 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Better yet, maybe in the future when humans ruin the earth and we all flee to other planets there could be separate religion planets. I would like in the atheist planet or the planet for atheist Jews (I'm a non-Christian and believe in G-d,btw) it would probably have less crime, more tolerance, better technology and I won't get bombarded with "Merry Christmas" things at work.
2006-12-29 18:22:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. I would have seperation of church and state and let people believe or not, worship or not, as they choose.
How ironic that you think forcing people is the way to go.
In Europe, officially religious countries like England and France are much more secular than America (which is why it's extra-stupid for the Religious Right to complain about church-state seperation). I predict that your country would end up very religious.
~ Lib
2006-12-29 21:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by LibChristian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a way. I would have a true freedom of religion, and not allowing any religion to hold sway over any of the people would be the official line. In fact, I might have it ruled by an elected council with members from diverse religions and a few atheists and agnostics to balance the lot.
2006-12-29 18:22:12 · answer #3 · answered by angk 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope, because I'm not officially atheist. I've seen and done too much energy healing to not believe in spirit. As for my own country... If it was truly mine and everyone in it agreed I could be dictator, then I would probably allow my power to corrupt me. If I started it now, while I'm not quite so full of myself, I'd make sure that after I'm gone a republic based on inherent Rights would survive me. Then I'd pray everyday that my power wouldn't corrupt me too much so that all who choose to live in my country would be as free as possible.
2006-12-29 18:26:44 · answer #4 · answered by Militia-Angel 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. Some people need to believe in something larger than themselves. As long as they kept their oddball beliefs out of politics, didn't try to force laws through that favored one faith over another or followed a narrow theological theme, my country would allow people to believe whatever they like, whether it was Jesus or the FSM. However, I would put one thing in my constitution: Any religious group which tried to manipulate political reality to fall into line with their obscure prophesies would be guilty of acts of insurrection, and be exiled to Iran. ;-)
2006-12-29 18:37:24 · answer #5 · answered by weary0918 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Even if I am an Atheist I believe in Freedom of Religion.
2006-12-29 18:36:34 · answer #6 · answered by Alucard 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Y'know, some folks back in Asia a while back tried that. Banned all religions and what not...
Yeah, in the process they kinda managed to kill over 262,000,000 people. And get this, believe it or not, that actually is more than the number of people killed in the name of every other religion in history COMBINED.
I would suggest a far less totalitarian, human rights violating, sanction inviting, monstrously inhuman policy. But, y'know, that's just my two cents.
2006-12-29 18:25:45 · answer #7 · answered by Shawn L 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, the control of theism in any form, religious tyrant or communist atheist, is fraught with problems.
It's better just to teach science and objective thought more effectively.
2006-12-29 18:36:54 · answer #8 · answered by One & only bob 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, right.
Welcome to a country with a population of 109.
Seperation of Anti-Church and State, I belive, is just as important.
2006-12-29 18:33:22 · answer #9 · answered by socialdeevolution 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is the kind of question that makes me wish I was an airline pilot. I would actually fly you all out there at no cost. :D
And the rest of the world could breath a very big sigh of relief, but we'd pray for you of course ;)
2006-12-29 18:27:41 · answer #10 · answered by Gus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋