(March 17, 2018 at 10:08 am)Brian37 Wrote:(March 17, 2018 at 8:53 am)Greatest I am Wrote: Should Governments regulate fraudulent religions?
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Fraud is a broad term that refers to a variety of offenses involving dishonesty or "fraudulent acts". In essence, fraud is the intentional deception of a person or entity by another made for monetary or personal gain. Fraud offenses always include some sort of false statement, misrepresentation, or deceitful conduct.
Most governments and countries have fraud laws of some kinds. They generally interfere with religious fraudsters only when physical harm is being done to our gullible citizens yet ignore the monetary theft that the fraudsters fleece from their victims. Prosperity ministries are the most flagrant of these immoral religions, but all religions based on demonstrable lies would be included in this question.
Our governments are quite good at acting against obvious fraudsters yet seem reluctant to protect our more gullible citizens when it comes down to religions.
Religions, to me, get a free pass to lie and steal all they can from victims, especially the older citizens even when governments know about the fraud.
I begin to see the inaction of governments on these religious fraudsters as a dereliction of duty.
Do you?
Regards
DL
This is a poorly thought out question.
1. Who gets to decide what is or is not "fraudulent"? Everyone thinks they got it right and everyone else got it wrong.
2. Even though I agree religion is not required to live life, it isn't going away, especially not by violent means.
Your question is too general and too loaded.
Governments should protect citizens equally regardless of religious beliefs.
Regulated? Yea sure, but on a case by case basis.
Do you have the right to believe in invisible pink unicorns? Don't see the logic in that but sure. But if that pink unicorn belief lead you to deny medical care to your child and it died because you refused to take it to a doctor, NO! Your ass should put on trial.
Religion should be regulated like anything else yes, but what are you seeking to do and what regulation are you talking about?
The question isn't addressing a specific claim or idea. It is too general.
Would I like to see someone like Benny Hinn locked up and sued? Yes. But does that mean every religion can be or should be outlawed? Not realistic.
It can only be taken as a case by case issue.
If you have ever heard of that show "American Greed" you'd know that or government has busted con artists using religion. It isn't impossible. But you still wont get a 100% religion free society. It still is case by case.
Cons fleece people out of money with fraud without using religion too. IE the fuckface in office. 45 has stiffed contractors, and got sued for his University scam.
I think our laws need to be stronger on all financial fraud regardless of the bait used.
