My question is, with so much wrong in the world (i.e. global warming, vegetarianism, homosexulaity, wars, fiscal policy, interpretation of fas 157, and Rebecca Black), why champion the religious one? To me, religion seems relatively harmless in comparison to other issues, at least in America. Perhaps if we were back in the 1600s when religion was stifling scientific progression, I'd see your point. The only threat religion has today is in countries where the people are so crazy they kill each other over it. Unfortunately, you don't have much a voice in those places. If you did, they would kill you.
I understand that religious people are wrong. I understand they are basing their beliefs, their morals, and a large portion of their lifestyle on a fictitious being living in the sky. I realize that could be dangerous, and in some countries it is dangerous. Fortunately, the religions of the western world are mostly peaceful, and scientists today do not consider the metaphysical when conducting scientific research. The point is that religion and religious people don't really hurt people in America. However, people are wrong about a lot of shit in nearly every subject area (see: the election of Obama), and in many of these cases, people are getting hurt as a result.
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