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Originally Posted by NAT
And to that all I can say is "Thank the Gods!" 
Indeed the power of the Church, and individual preachers, is declining, but that simply will not stop the theopolitical motivations of that religion that is built into their very scriptures. The "Christian Reconstructionist Movement" was nearly successful in their bid for a US theocracy recently, however, so one must be watchful for the behind the scenes efforts as well as the hellfire and brimstone types on the "front lines".
And I do hope that this "new enlightenment period" will stunt the up and coming power of the Mosque as well.
When any religion (or political ideal) has too much political power, individual rights, privlages, and equality suffer. |
I will agree with that with the prerequisite that the religion in question persecutes those with different viewpoints. I don’t think this is ever good and free discussion and debate of ideas should never be stifled. If what a religion believes is true than no discussion should ever concern them because the truth will always stand. I believe that religion is a great thing, though, and because of that the rise of secularism scares me. If nothing else (and this is putting aside my beliefs about various belief’s truth value) secularism strips mankind of a basis for moral actions. To reiterate, though, I do believe that no religious movement should seek to suppress the freedom of people to choose their own beliefs or to freely exchange ideas. (For the sake of full disclosure I personally am a practicing Christian)