if this is true should it also be made illegal like opium. afterall it ruins a lot more lives than most drugs
2007-08-11 13:27:37 · 15 answers · asked by Stephen M 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
its the opiate of the masses
and a tool of the state.
2007-08-11 13:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I do not know where you are getting your information from, but religion usually has the opposite effect.
Would you like to live under a regime like governed the USSRand Moa'ist China. USSR and Mao'ist China outlawed all types of religion.
There have been many atrocities committed in the name of religion; but generally it has helped more people than it harmed.
Do some honest, unbiased, open minded research on the pros and cons of religion.
2007-08-11 20:37:01 · answer #2 · answered by Comp-Elect 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
So said Karl Marx, anyway.
Neither religion nor opium should be illegal. But going around trying to force other people to partake in either should be.
2007-08-11 20:33:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Where a religion opposes reason & free thinking it should be avoided in my opinion!
It is a historical fact that is still relevent today that religion divides more than it unites & is therefore a bad thing that we would all be better off without!
2007-08-12 06:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"If Men are so wicked as we now see them with Religion what would they be if without it?"
Supposedly Ben Franklin said that. Makes you wonder. We always think about those who benefit from those who follow blindly, but imagine what some of those people would be doing if they weren't "distracted."
2007-08-11 20:37:26 · answer #5 · answered by Righteous Indignation 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't make religion illegal, because as a government official you are using it to get votes.
2007-08-11 21:24:02 · answer #6 · answered by John the Pinoy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
..and blood is the opiate of Marxism. Usually other peoples' blood. Who die in revolutions run by the wicked.
2007-08-11 20:43:18 · answer #7 · answered by addendum 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No it is not true, and neither is your statement. If you witnessed the destruction drugs cause to the little children you would be ashamed of yourself.
2007-08-11 20:36:42 · answer #8 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In a sense yes it is, infact it is exactly what it is.
Answers all the "Tricky" questions people have to have answers too in life.
2007-08-11 20:31:53 · answer #9 · answered by Link , Padawan of Yoda 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
D@mn dragon chasers!
2007-08-11 22:25:55 · answer #10 · answered by beztvarny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋