Theocracy In America

Never has the state of human welfare been more important than it is today.  Rampant religiosity, strident conservatives, absolute dogmatism, and a basic disrespect for the human rights has led me to believe one thing:  People have lost their minds.

How did religion become more important than science?  When did revelation outweigh evidence?  Why in the hell is it taboo to discuss religious principles, holy books, and dogma?

There was a time when religious belief was prevalent and wholly secure in the hearts and minds of individuals - it was called the Dark Ages.  Fundamentalism of any kind leads to oppression, persecution, tyranny, and war.  “My belief in my invisible sky father is right and your belief in your invisible sky father is wrong.”  Holy Book - ditto.  Religious figure - ditto.  Prophecy - ditto.  Authority - ditto.  I don’t think people have seriously thought through their beliefs.

Critical inquiry into your faith should be the first thing on your mind.  Does evidence support what my faith says?  If it does, then keep it.  If it doesn’t, by god, scrap the whole thing.  Catholic clergy saying they understand that AIDS is bad, but condom use would be worse is, frankly, insane, especially in third world countries such as Sudan or Congo where a third of the population is suffering from that horrible disease.  Religious moderates who say that “______ (insert world religion) is a religion of peace”, while those who have actually read the ______ (insert holy book of choice) are blowing up the world.  People wanting to start holy (or unholy) wars because they want to usher in the Apocalypse and bring about prophecy.

As Marcus Brigstocke said, “To the three Abrahamic religions, the Muslims, the Christians and the Jews, do you think that after you get through blowing each other up and smashing each other to bits, do you think we could have our planet back?”

I don’t want to live in a world where everyone gets to hold their opinion and nobody has to consult the facts.