The conservative religious right wing, are on a rampage about the "liberals" and "moral decay" and say that their religion is the solution to today's modern soulesness...
Bulhockie!! the facts show that non-religious people are infact MORE vertueous than their religious counterparts. 10% of America is atheist and only 1% of atheists are in jail.
Most crime comes from the "bible belt" . and highly educated states like massachusetts who are very non-relgious, have some of the lowest crime and teen pregnancy rates..why is this?
Relgious findimentalists are also degrading hard won science, like evolution? this i cannot believe, and these ingorent creed of people who preach anti-semetism and homophobia in their churches think that they are worthy to run a country?
2007-08-24 09:15:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Evolution isn't a theory. it is PROVEN we have fossil records DNA records and...erm, why do you need booster flu shots? because the Virus EVOLVES!! :P
2007-08-24 09:33:04 · update #1
Bravo. You can't have freedom for all if god is only for some.
2007-08-24 09:22:08 · answer #1 · answered by Franklin 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I hate how now, if you're a Christian, you are automatically considered a Republican...(I'm not saying you did that, but that is what happens a lot)
I am a Christian and don't support Bush. I don't support war and I don't support torture. I am not a Republican anymore. I am nothing politically right now. No party I have seen has expresses my views and I won't support a party who supports war or abortion.
By the by, evolution is not 'hard won science'...Though I believe evolution occurs, there is a huge missing link between apes and humans.
Since the Jews are Gods chosen people, I have and will never preach anti-semetism.
I don't mind if anyone is gay either. I know gay people and we get along fine.
I don't think religion and politics should go together. This country is being run into the ground by people who are saying they are Christian or religious (democrats and republicans). They use religion to gain votes...but they don't apply religion to their lives.
Gary F: I said I believe evolution occurs, but it is a verifiable fact that there are missing links. Like the person that asked the question said, look at the flu, it evolves...I am not disputing it occurs, I am just saying that there are a lot of missing links. I believe evolution occurs, but it is called the 'theory of evolution' for a reason.
Gary F: Well, I reckon i've been out of the loop for a while...thanks for the info! And the thumbs down for you is not from me...You're not a nitwit in my book.
2007-08-24 09:29:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonnnn24424 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Don't rant, it makes you as corrupt as the people you want to pillory. There is nothing wrong with any form of religious belief as long as it is sincerely held and used to harm no-one. In fact much good has been done by religious people all over the world and continues daily. What you are talking about are bigots and people who have no real belief in what they apparently preach and merely want to use religion as a justification for their intolerance and hatreds. No one belief system has a monopoly of these self-masturbatory experts who spread death and misery around them. remember that most hatred is based on fear; those who constantly rage about Gays are probably latently Gay themselves, or fear they are; anti-semitism comes from a hsitorical fear of foreigners having power, because Jewish people were and are good at business and became rich and powerful, they also picked up envy along the way and others ad nauseum. These things are the product of ignorance and stupidity, arrogance fear, learn to have contempt for them and actively campaign against them by ridicule and sound argument. Yes of course the State should be a secular one, Government by bigots have never been successful and never will be. Ideology should underpin why and how a public servant behaves but whatever happens don't make decisions that affect millions of people based on a narrow sectarian view.
2007-08-24 09:39:42 · answer #3 · answered by Samuel 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, while being a christian myself i would agree with you on principles. Yes many of the so called conservatives Christians do more harm than good. As far as your explanation of evolution, allow me to disagree. Evolution has NOT been proven. Evolution is not proven on facts but on assumptions. As far as the views on Abortion, homosexuality etc ... I would say that everybody has its own view and the right to express them. That being said ... we need to reach a point where we put aside Religious views and Liberalist views and treat these hot subject with comoon sense morale and ethical values. You don't need to belive in God to have those values. It seems however that more time than ever Liberals will contradict Religious view only to get on the wrong side of the conservatism ideal. Many liberals support abortion ONLY because conservatives don't ... these same liberals secretely are also against it.
It is called politics, unfortunately.
2007-08-24 09:49:12 · answer #4 · answered by caliguy_30 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In just 2 more generations religion will be wiped out .
Information and truth is the enemy of religion .
Just 125 years ago a man would take his daughter and marry her to a local man when she was 12 years old and the church married them .
Pages and pages and pages of records exist in court houses across the land .
The laws only changed in the last hundred or so years about the age when you could marry .
2007-08-24 09:24:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
If you are trying to get in to a contest with religious people as to who is more sanctimonious, congratulations on a valiant effort, but you will obviously lose. And you are indeed a very trbld person.
In case you haven't noticed, the "conservative religious right wing" is getting along very nicely with the "semites" who you claim are being subjected to anti-semetic preaching. And moral opposition to homosexuality is not the same thing as "homophobia." There is nothing "scientific" about your theory that moral opposition to gays is "homophobia."
2007-08-24 09:30:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
evolution is a theory first of all.vermont and mass( i believe)have yet to pass jessicas law. a serial child rapist in vermont, convicted mind you, let out on probation. get your facts straight if you are going to belittle a specific group. and where do you think morals come from. the religious groups.
2007-08-24 09:27:39 · answer #7 · answered by BRYAN H 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, at least we can spell better. Never call someone ignorant if you can't spell the word. Makes you look, well, ignorant. Especially when Yahoo! Answers has a spell check that you're too lazy to use.
I'm a conservative. Believe in God.
Been to Israel, loved it. Great people.
Have a bunch of friends who are gay. Obviously they wouldn't be friends if I hated their very existence.
The only one preaching hate and intolerance here is you. Hurray for liberalism.
2007-08-24 09:24:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Absolutely!
2007-08-24 09:23:39 · answer #9 · answered by gone 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Lowest crime and low pregnancy rates.. In a rich yuppy homosexual environment.. Shocking
2007-08-24 09:28:47 · answer #10 · answered by Antiliber 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm from Massachusetts, baby!
and yes. most poeople here are VERY non-religious ..
Especially the younger generations.
+ i don't understand how religious people can push their beliefs onto the rest of the country. it doesn't make much sense, as they tend to spread discrimination against homosexuality. i thought the US was fighting discrimination?
hey, i'm catholic. but i'm not a wackjob, either.
2007-08-24 09:27:38 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋