Christianity, just as much as Islam, teaches children that unquestioned faith is a virtue. You dont have to make the case for what you believe. If somebody announces that it is part of his faith, the rest of society, whether of the same faith, or another, or of none, is obliged, by ingrained custom, to respect it without question; respect it until the day it manifests itself in a horrible massacre like the destruction of the World Trade Center, or the London or Madrid bombings. Then there is a great chorus of disownings, as clerics and community leaders (who elected them, by the way?) line up to explain that this extremism is a perversion of the true faith. But how can there be a perversion of faith, if faith, lacking objective justification, doesnt have any demonstrable standard to pervert? ~ Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:35:40 +0000
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