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In reply to the discussion: I'm so tired of religion being treated like a special set of beliefs [View all]malthaussen
(17,672 posts)22. Moi aussi.
I don't care what anybody's particular kink is, but I do mind them imposing their kinky ideas on me.
I have this radical idea that religion should be strictly prohibited from being mentioned in political campaigning at all, as it is irrelevant. It should also not ever be cited as a reason for a civil regulation or statute, if we truly want to maintain that we keep Church and State separate.
And if a person's "deeply-held religious belief" prohibits them from doing their job, whether it be to bake a cake, register a marriage, or facilitate an abortion, then that person should show some character and find a different job. "If you don't like your job, put the buck-buck-bucket down," as the song had it.
-- Mal
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redqueen
Mar 2024
OP
Studies also show that among "fools like them" are the 48% of scientists who claim a religion.
ancianita
Mar 2024
#28
It pisses me off, too. All religions are the tops in being criticized & rational believers shouldn't be pissed off
ancianita
Mar 2024
#32
It shouldn't be exempt. The history of many standing religions shows that they have not been exempt.
ancianita
Mar 2024
#37
If I wanted to be ruled by Opus Dei intolerance I would join Opus Dei. They can keep their mystical cloud daddy.
Comfortably_Numb
Mar 2024
#14
We have a family member who made us to all join hands while he said grace, a very long grace with lots of Jesus.
CrispyQ
Mar 2024
#17
"religion should be strictly prohibited from being mentioned in political campaigning at all"
redqueen
Mar 2024
#50
"Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing." - H. L. Mencken
sop
Mar 2024
#24
Are there any proveable facts in the bible? Science relies on years of research and peer reviews to establish......
usaf-vet
Mar 2024
#25
Overwhelmingly, religion is the public sphere supports far right wing policies ..
DBoon
Mar 2024
#34
Nuns...tv shows always had characters apologize if cursibg around a nun..as if she was more delicate
Demovictory9
Mar 2024
#51
Some of the most vicious, vituperative people I have ever met were nuns.
Act_of_Reparation
Mar 2024
#60