Which religion would you Obliterate?

[Bob Kelso]

Judaism.

It's the root of the three Abrahamic religions, therefore taking them all out.

[Whateverist]

I'd like to take out the fundamentalist wing of every religion along with the extreme kooks: JW's, Mormons, Christian Scientists, Dianetics and so on.

[Angrboda]

For what it's worth, I don't like Buddhism, though individual Buddhists I'm more open to accepting. Western Buddhism is the primary source of the myth of the "innocent Buddhist." Buddhists in the East can be quite offensive.

[Lion IRC]

None.

Really?
Not even atheism?

[Bob Kelso]

None.

Really?
Not even atheism?

Which religion would you obliterate?

Maybe you missed that bit kitten.

[Lion IRC]

LAW OF THE LAND
COURT RULES ATHEISM A RELIGION
Decides 1st Amendment protects prison inmate's right to start study group

The Supreme Court has said a religion need not be based on a belief in the existence of a supreme being. In the 1961 case of Torcaso v. Watkins, the court described “secular humanism” as a religion.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2005/08/31895/#v4hm77O8aVVQ30eJ.99

[Dragonetti]

If I had to make a choice. I would remove all those that worship the god of Abraham.

Three major religions worship the fictional character.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

LAW OF THE LAND
COURT RULES ATHEISM A RELIGION
Decides 1st Amendment protects prison inmate's right to start study group

The Supreme Court has said a religion need not be based on a belief in the existence of a supreme being. In the 1961 case of Torcaso v. Watkins, the court described “secular humanism” as a religion.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2005/08/31895/#v4hm77O8aVVQ30eJ.99

So? Can I bring out quotations that state atheism isn't a religion (because it demonstrably isn't)?

"Atheism isn't a religion - It's a lack of belief in a deity or deities" - Me. There are dogmas, no tenants, no collective belief. There is only one stance - lack of belief in a deity (expanded beyond this would be anti-theists etc):





Secular Humanism is NOT a religion either. Secularism is a political stance on the correct position of legitimate sovereignty over state structures - ie, initially removing input from the pope over the political and religious matters of a sovereign state which has since evolved to create a neutral (ie, non-biased) sphere for decision makers regarding religion and religious beliefs.

How this can be related to either a religion or humanism escapes me.

Perhaps you could point out to me in the 1648 treaty of Westphalia where the reformist protestants wanted to start, by definition of what secularism actually is, a "political religion" [????]?

[Chad32]

For what it's worth, I don't like Buddhism, though individual Buddhists I'm more open to accepting. Western Buddhism is the primary source of the myth of the "innocent Buddhist." Buddhists in the East can be quite offensive.

Buddhists are supposed to be the cool, spiritual, peaceful people. Though I read somewhere on here that some of them believe women can't reach enlightenment. That kind of damages my perspective of them.

[Angrboda]

For what it's worth, I don't like Buddhism, though individual Buddhists I'm more open to accepting. Western Buddhism is the primary source of the myth of the "innocent Buddhist." Buddhists in the East can be quite offensive.

Buddhists are supposed to be the cool, spiritual, peaceful people. Though I read somewhere on here that some of them believe women can't reach enlightenment. That kind of damages my perspective of them.

Buddhism is a large set of traditions, so you can likely find anything under the sun under its umbrella. That being said, Siddhartha originally didn't consider women to be suitable vessels for enlightenment, and had to be persuaded to include them in the community of Buddhists (the Sangha). However, he was persuaded and did include them, though if the differing rules for monks and nuns are any indication, they were never admitted as equals.