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Originally Posted by icenine
Yes religion provides a source of community connection along with mores and values.
However it also instills tribalism and is used as an excuse to justify many evil deeds and wars: "God Is On Our Side." I think the problem starts when governments and religions become joined together...which corrupts both the secular and the sacred. There is a reason why America is one of the best countries to live in....we separate both with the First Amendment.
The problems come with people thinking their religion is the best and they start to try and convert everyone. Plus there are contradictions. The Roman Catholics are very on point about social justice and ending poverty, but do not want to accept contraception as a way to stop what they are supposedly fighting. In the Philippines the Vatican opposed the legalization of birth control in a nation where almost everyone is barely scraping by and the population is growing at a very vast rate.
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Agreed, on all points.
Dave
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