2007-03-13 03:38:22 · 12 answers · asked by Quantrill 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No.
I would live in a country full of philosophers though.
2007-03-13 03:43:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Banning religion would mean banning freedom of speech and opinion. As an atheist I would rather live in a country where opinion and speech are completely free.
2007-03-13 10:51:20 · answer #2 · answered by NaturalBornKieler 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A.) It sounds great, but that wouldn't be my only criteria for choosing a home country. I'm OK with the States, despite its flaws.
B.) Something like that could almost never be enforced. At that point, you're talking about "The Thought Police", and by banning something like religion (or attempting to), then we would be no better than the right-wing fundamentalists who are trying to impose their beliefs on the country.
I'd much, much rather see a global "awakening" or maturation process to the belief that there are no gods, and that there never have been. Until we do that, humanity will continue to spin its wheels in the mud.
2007-03-13 10:45:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's a very interesting question. I don't think I'd want to live where religion was BANNED, but I would like to live where religion can not and DOES not have any influence on how our children are educated or the decisions our government makes.
2007-03-13 17:47:10 · answer #4 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's no different than a country being forced to go by a certain religion. People need the freedom to choose to search for the truth. I love the word freethinkers more and more each day.
2007-03-13 10:44:34 · answer #5 · answered by Maureen B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't want to live in a county where any of our rights are banned
2007-03-13 10:47:53 · answer #6 · answered by photogrl262000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would.
However, I think freedom of belief is important to a society, which should be diverse. So although I didn't have a horse on the race, I would use peaceful and legal protest to have religious freedom re-instated.
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2007-03-13 10:44:22 · answer #7 · answered by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I would like to live in one where it is a crime to push religion on anyone, though. Also a crime to drag little kids to church. It would be hard to enforce, but that would be my ideal. And as soon as you're an adult, you can practice as you choose.
2007-03-13 10:46:02 · answer #8 · answered by Kris B 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather live in a place that ignores religion.
2007-03-13 10:46:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't care, it would have no effect on me. Just as if smoking was banned.
2007-03-13 10:44:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋