Charmaine Noronha over at the Huffington Post has wrote an article aboutthis debate. Audience members voted on the debate and sided with Hitchens,
with 68% saying religion is more of a destructive than benign force in the
world. Read the article here: http://tinyurl.com/37lopmt
Religion has created so many wars in cities, states, countries and families.
People use their religion to point fingers. How can anyone truly say their
religion is the only TRUE one! All religious books were written so many
years ago and subjected to many translations through the years.
None of us living today is old enough and lived long enough to really know
what happened many years ago. Pastors and Ministers preach from the
pulpit like generals in the military. Making people weak followers. The
church is another form of government on a smalller scale.
The church wants to have a voice in politics, but does not want to have the
burden of paying taxes. People drive on roads, over bridges, to get to the
church they attend and they complain about paying taxes. But when the
tithing basket arrives in their laps at church they are jubuliant to give.
What is the difference of giving to the government church of God or giving
to the government of this country? Oh you say one is you give freely and
the other is mandatory and demanded. Well let me tell you something the
church acts like a welfare department, but they make themselves look good.
When the church gives handouts it makes the church and the people giving
those handouts look like kind and compassionette people. They are doing
this because they want to and it makes them LOOK GOOD! But when our
government gives to welfare participants they are bad!
It makes no sense. A bunch of hypocrites. It is all the same thing just done
in a different way. Truly it is the same thing people just don't like to be
taxed because they see it as someone telling them they have to do something
instead of them making the decision on their on. Don't tell me what to do!!!
Through out history religion has created so much destruction and it will
continue to. Right here in America the right wing Republicans always
pointing the finger at women's rights groups and abortion. Women should
always have the choice to do what they want with their bodies ALWAYS!
Through many experiences in life. Reading books of all religions and getting
involved in certain religious traditions I have come to the conclusion their is
NO GOD! People use God for the own agenda. God is some false entity that
is made up for people to act a certain way.
