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The Roman Catholics have some very intense anti-secular movements..
I blasphemed God in a convent and a nun slapped me in the face. I deserved it. But I don't know of any Catholic laws these days where a person is imprisoned or killed for criticizing Catholicism. Those laws run rampant in Muslim majority countries though.In Catholic schools mentioning creationism or discrediting Darwin in biology curricula is forbidden.
That’s too interesting a question not to ponder. The essential problem with all five religions listed is they are based on theologies that are past their used by date. None are properly equipped to meet the challenges of the modern world as they are all tied to beliefs that worked when they were Revealed but don’t work now. In that sense they all have such contradictory and irreconcilable problems as to be unsuitable for the current age. Secularism is therefore an entirely inevitable and reasonable response. Any attempt at a reversal will only cause conflict. Islam stands out as being the most opposed to secularism but it’s attempts to resist modernity will be in vain.I'm especially wanting to hear from people who promote or favor secularism. Which of the choices in the Poll would you consider the greatest threat to secularism? (in your opinion).
Great post!That’s too interesting a question not to ponder. The essential problem with all five religions listed is they are based on theologies that are past their used by date. None are properly equipped to meet the challenges of the modern world as they are all tied to beliefs that worked when they were Revealed but don’t work now. In that sense they all have such contradictory and irreconcilable problems as to be unsuitable for the current age. Secularism is therefore an entirely inevitable and reasonable response. Any attempt at a reversal will only cause conflict. Islam stands out as being the most opposed to secularism but it’s attempts to resist modernity will be in vain.
I'm especially wanting to hear from people who promote or favor secularism. Which of the choices in the Poll would you consider the greatest threat to secularism? (in your opinion).
Fundamentalism -- all fundamentalisms -- are in my opinion the greatest threats to secularism.
Fundamentalism -- all fundamentalisms -- are in my opinion the greatest threats to secularism.
I think it's also the greatest threat to religion.
Just on average in our world as a whole.Where?
Not really, because I'm asking people their personal opinion about which of those religions is most threatening to the secularism they desire. I'm simply asking them their opinion about what they find most threatening of those options.We need an "Other" option
Not really. There are people with religious beliefs who support secular law (in fact the majority of secularists are religious), sure, but secularism has just one tenant: Separation of religious institutions from civil government. Religions need a series of tenets to operate. Otherwise any single principal could be a religion and that just dilutes the term into meaninglessness.Isnt secularism its own religion in a way?