Religion

Religion is about control.

I see Joe's points about it not being the religion, but the people who cause the problems (wars etc.). However I don't think it's an excuse I think they actually believe that what they are doing is just and right. If the religion wasn't there in the first place, they wouldn't have those beliefs.

Whether or not the world would be better off without religion is something we'll probably never know. I think it provides a very good basis for people to cope with difficult events in their life. It gives people hope.

Any kind of religion/politics will always breed extremists. The power of their conviction is the scariest thing.

I am bang into the same religion as Maddona,but I used to be well into what Tom Cruise was into.

Religion is more fashionable in Hollywood than what diet plan you are on.

Joe are you still sticking with being Jewish? THAT IS SO OLD, MOVE ON JOE, BEING JEWISH AINT COOL ANYMORE, SO MY PALS FROM THE WEST BANK TELL ME.

BLASPHEMY!!!!!

BLASPHEMER!!!

No the people who cause the wars tend to be over the lust for power... Take the catholic/protestant issue - this isn't two religous communities battling it out because of religious beliefs - this is a power struggle... How can you blame these problems on religion?

Which part of their belief states they should be at war?

No the people who cause the wars tend to be over the lust for power... Take the catholic/protestant issue - this isn't two religous communities battling it out because of religious beliefs - this is a power struggle... How can you blame these problems on religion?

Which part of their belief states they should be at war?

Spence I follow in the teaching of K'ung Fu Tzu now

But if these men weren't manipulating religion they'd be manipulating someting else... Capitalism is a great example - it brings no good to the world - yet causes horrendeous problems, where as religion causes masses of good.

Most people need faith.

Just because someones faith can be manipulated - ti does not mean that faith should be rmeoved.

aaww no dont lol!! ya sound like ma mam!! i always get knackered n told "not to swear" when i say god or jesus in a context like that when clearly neither word is a swear word!! shes sound as fuck our mam most of the time but now n again she'll try n pretend shes religious by goin to church n tryin to drag me there, last year she said i wasnt allowed any of ma xmas pressies if i didnt go 2 church on xmas eve!! as if i would xmas eve is one of the bestest days for all day sesh's eva!! eee dear how terrible am i i feel dead shocking i wish i could be more religious but mebbes that will grow with age and time!! xxx

Don't confuse christiantiy with religion, I'm talking about the bigger picture

was thinking more the force - sw

I dont belong to any religion (wasnt christened) and my family dont go to church.

The only times Ive been to church is for school stuff when I was little and family stuff, funerals, weddings etc.

Joe's right, people having some from of belief gives them hope etc and from my experience its people that have had some kind of problems that turn to religion after being a non believer. My aunty was never religious but as soon as her husband died she joined the catholic church and has been a believer ever since, and her belief got her through a really bad time in her life

I don't understand your point?

Amy was saying that religion gives people hope, what has that got to do with a power struggle in Palestine?

#BLASPHEMY
#BLAS FOR YOU
#BLAS FOR EVERBODY IN THE ROOM

really pity all the catholics...so close but not quite right.

Eddie Izzard?

jack dee rools.