Okay, that may sound arrogant, but I don't believe in a higher deity. I
believe that when I die, I die and cease to exist. However, I also like
to live by the golden rule.
I just get very peeved when the government starts venturing into the
religious arena. The federal government is allowed to operate to
protect our borders. What are they doing trying to legislate morality?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 10:25 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: The Jesus Landing Pad
>
>
> I think religion is necessary because Man has not evolved culturally
or
> ethically to match his propensity for destruction.
>
>
> Mankind would be unable as a whole to act ethically without the fear
of
> a vengeful god or the selfish desire for spiritual achievement.In
other
> words if people did not think there was an afterlife where what they
did
> on earth mattered, or did not believe there would be some supernatural
> consequence to negatively impacting the lives of others, they would
> negatively impact the lives of others far more regularly.
>
>
> It's quite sad that mankind requires Religion in order to behave
> ethically. To me it proves we really haven't moved that far along in
the
> thousands of years we've been on the planet.
>
>
> -Gel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lyons, Larry
>
> You can also take a functionalist view of religion - it serves as a
> supporting and reinforcing role to society and helps to preserve and
> advance
> social mores and folkways. Looking at it that way, religious
> institutions
> help societies survive and grow by actively reinforcing prosocial
> behaviors
> and belief patterns.
>
> larry
>
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