Think of the religious people that go astray. Then imagine them without the religious guidelines. They could be really messed up. There is no one thing that makes everything right. Many people, too many people, need moral guidance. It has nothing to do with the accuracy of religion, it has to do with its guidance on society. I'd be afraid of an entire society that doesn't have the fear of god to constrain the weak, the gullible or the people that don't know where the moral line is. We don't all need it but if we all lose it and society shifts to start questioning what is right and what is wrong where do we end up? Look at gangsta rap as an example, it's become cool to live in the hood and get shot. It may not tie in directly to religion but you get the idea.
On 7/21/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > I don't think religion keeps one's moral compass any more straight > than without religion. Aren't the terrorists very religious? How > much more religious can you get than a catholic priest? I knew some > people who attended church and bible study regularly, but had no > qualms about filling up all of their personal cars on in addition to > the business car on the business card. The "Christians aren't > perfect, they're just forgiven" bumper sticker really brings it home > to me. I really don't think they're trying to be perfect, or even > christian most of the time. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:5/messageid:211658 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
