kiryan wrote:Those inventions may have come "despite" religion, but its interesting to note that Christian countries tend to be more stable and prosperous.
Yeah, Japan sounds like a complete shithole.
Oh, You were just thinking of places like India and China weren't you? Yeah, how much of their problems are caused by political ideologies instead of religious ideologies I wonder...?
I'm also entirely certain resource availability had nothing to do with how countries turned out.
I'm quite a long ways from saying a=b, but I do think about it from time to time. I really do wonder if Africa or the middle east would be such a shithole if there were more Christians there (or moderate/liberal muslims or buddist).
I wonder how Africa would be if Christians never showed up. How about the middle east without us putting dictators in power or Christians choosing to set aside some of their land for Jewish people?
I mean, it's one thing to say Christian countries are doing better... but how often have Christians invaded places like the middle east, India or Africa tried to rule them, stolen resources and even people? How much of their current problems stem from the original actions of Christian crusaders?
By the way, what the hell homosexual agenda do you think is being taught in schools? I'm pretty sure it's a subject they don't touch beyond trying to get each other to treat everyone else equally. (I know, I know... the HORROR!)
What, exactly, is wrong with people being able to raise their own children with the beliefs they see fit? That's the "liberal agenda" you're speaking of. We don't want religion taught in school because if my kid is Christian he shouldn't have to pray to Mohammed.
Yes, that's backwards... but it's so you can get the farking point. There is no more validity to having prayer sessions or teaching intelligent design in school than there is teaching that Mohammed was a prophet. You wouldn't stand for the latter though, right?
Schools should educate children on facts, knowledge and social skills... nothing else. That's the parents' job. Please, PLEASE, explain to me why it's so wrong for parents to teach their kids religion instead of wanting teachers to do it!
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