Quote Originally Posted by denialisback
Think what i'm trying to say religion causes a lot of stupid shit, but it actually has the same ability to stop a lot of shit, dead. heh, I think the problem is us guys as individuals, or groups, rather than the ideal or perfectionism of the group.
If what you are trying to say is that there are some in any group that chose to bastardize the Word in the name of religion, for their own benefit, then yes...I agree.
There are too many sects though, that chose to deny certain tennents of a religion to broaden the 'appeal' of their church. Gay marriage as an example. Radical Muslims, too. Want a bigger tithe...? Bigger donation to the 'cause'? Re-interprete base religiuos tennants to fill the needs of a broader base of "believers". The bible tells no priest nor follower that some of the tennants of christianity are negotiable. It states pretty clearly what's right and what's wrong. Ministers that chose to flaunt those christian tennants are not teaching the word of God, and are in effect bastardizing it. Anyone doubt that the radical muslims are bastardizing Islam for their own pitifully selfish wants?