Should Society Ban The Abrahamic Religions And How?

[The Reverend Bob]

The good news is that over the last couple of centuries the Christian god is receding in the face of science and secularism.

The bad news for you is that the Muslim God isn't receding, in fact Islam is the fastest growing religion out there. Thank you my Muslim brothers and sisters for taking up the slack, we Christians have become so lazy of recently

 

[SomeRandom]

IMO Given the harm they do, given all the trouble caused in the world by them they should be banned, but how? People have the right to believe what they will and worship as they see fit. These are human rights, but they turn people against people, spawn extremism and give their followers a false and divisive view of the world.
How could they be banned? How can these divisive, misleading, tribal, anachronistic dogmatic and destructive forces be done away with without the obvious cries of outrage.
We would have to tread very carefully. How could it be done? What would the first steps be.
I would suggest a piecemeal ban of various passages as a start. For example everything that stirs up hatred of another religion or violence towards another should be edited out.
Is it the case that we are powerless even to take the first step in this direction because of human rights and the good (far outweighed by the bad IMO) these religions sometimes do.
Can we really not sort this nonsense out?
My solution would be to ban all the holy books and just allow Genesis up to 9:19 (everything after that is just tribal self-interest but that is unrealistic and dictatorial.
What else could be done? Just keep in mind the thousands of lives that have been lost / ruined because of these divisive forces.

Look, I won’t pretend there aren’t any “consequences.”
But a ban is way too extreme. Not to mention that it will merely feed into the persecution complex some Christians may have. Some, not all.
Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right. One that people have fought and died to protect.
Religions, all religions, have been tamed by secularism to some degree. Modernised and adapted to suit a more modern audience. And they will continue to do so.

The Abrahamics will not change their scripture for you and they certainly won’t make a new one any time soon. I don’t want to speak on their behalf, but that sounds blasphemous.

My family has had some conflicts in the past with Abrahamics. But hate has only ever begotten hate. We have learned to live together peacefully and that seems to have worked out in the long run.

I know it’s easy to be cynical. My friends and family have been on the receiving end of some “Christian” detrimental consequences only recently. But someone has to be the bigger person and walk away. Because escalating only brings more misery.

 

[Cooky]

The bad news for you is that the Muslim God isn't receding, in fact Islam is the fastest growing religion out there. Thank you my Muslim brothers and sisters for taking up the slack, we Christians have become so lazy of recently

I bet you actually do think like that.

 

[columbus]

Ok so how about forcing the three religions to come up with a new religious book that everyone could use, with all the hatred and violence and indeed any type of prescribed harm being removed.

Leave out the"forcing" part, and it looks like you're describing Bahai. Ever looked closely at that? You should.
Tom

 

[The Reverend Bob]

I bet you actually do think like that.

It is the truth.

 

[Cooky]

It is the truth.

That's a ******* sick train of thought.

 

[The Reverend Bob]

That's a ******* sick train of thought.

Sorry, but Islam is the world's fastest growing religion. Do you take any issue with that fact? I don't. I say congratulations to my Muslim brothers and sisters. Why would you take issue with that?

 

[Cooky]

Sorry, but Islam is the world's fastest growing religion. Do you take any issue with that fact? I don't. I say congratulations to my Muslim brothers and sisters. Why would you take issue with that?

Why in the hell would you congratulate Muslims in being the fastest growing religion? Is this some kind of ******* competition?

Aside from that, Islam is a BAD religion because it's suppressive towards women, gays and non-Muslims.

 

[The Reverend Bob]

Why in the hell would you congratulate Muslims in being the fastest growing religion? Is this some kind of ******* competition?

They give me hope.

 

[Cooky]

The fact that anyone would actually equate Christianity and Islam as equal running partners is so misguided.

 

[Cooky]

They give me hope.

For what?

 

[Darkforbid]

Great idea! I'd love to see a world where atheists can only blame themselves

I suspect global over population wouldn't be a problem for long

 

[sun rise]

These leaders were in fact all trying to set themselves up as demigods. This is the opposite of what secularism strives for.

True.

 

[Cooky]

The spread of Islam is like the spread of a cancer.

 

[sun rise]

we'll have to disagree on whether one of their goals was to set themselves up as demigods.

Without getting into a semantic argument about the dictionary definition of demigod, the problem is anyone who wants to set him- or herself up as being a supreme leader who cannot be questioned.

 

[sun rise]

The spread of Islam is like the spread of a cancer.

Read history.

 

[The Reverend Bob]

For what?

Why should I withhold accolades from our Muslim brothers and sisters for the progress they have made in promoting their religion even though they have faced the most disagreeable of circumstances in doing so? The world has been painting their picture black and yet they came through and shown us that the light of their religion prevails. With that I rejoice with them. Why shouldn't I?

 

[Cooky]

Why should I withhold accolades from our Muslim brothers and sisters for the progress they have made in promoting their religion even though they have faced the most disagreeable of circumstances in doing so? The world has been painting their picture black and yet they came through and shown us that the light of their religion prevails. With that I rejoice with them. Why shouldn't I?

You think Islam is a path to salvation?

 

[Cooky]

Read history.

Take a nap.

 

[TransmutingSoul]

IMO Given the harm they do, given all the trouble caused in the world by them they should be banned, but how? People have the right to believe what they will and worship as they see fit. These are human rights, but they turn people against people, spawn extremism and give their followers a false and divisive view of the world.
How could they be banned? How can these divisive, misleading, tribal, anachronistic dogmatic and destructive forces be done away with without the obvious cries of outrage.
We would have to tread very carefully. How could it be done? What would the first steps be.
I would suggest a piecemeal ban of various passages as a start. For example everything that stirs up hatred of another religion or violence towards another should be edited out.
Is it the case that we are powerless even to take the first step in this direction because of human rights and the good (far outweighed by the bad IMO) these religions sometimes do.
Can we really not sort this nonsense out?
My solution would be to ban all the holy books and just allow Genesis up to 9:19 (everything after that is just tribal self-interest but that is unrealistic and dictatorial.
What else could be done? Just keep in mind the thousands of lives that have been lost / ruined because of these divisive forces.

Well is that better now you have vented your frustration?

Personally it would be easier to agree to study what the scriptures are actually saying, in that way we can find peace.

Regards Tony