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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (296132)	7/21/2006 1:55:06 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573211

re: "to acknowledge that religion solves many problems – gang violence, teenage pregnancy, bigotry – where government often fails". Wow, I think some of the atheists on this thread might beg to differ. I don't think so but I won't speak for them. In my opinion a lot of good stuff is done by organized religion. But when religions mix with politicians, it makes both sides less credible. Politics is not God's work, and practicing religion is not about politics. John

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (296132)	7/21/2006 4:30:04 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573211

>Wow, I think some of the atheists on this thread might beg to differ. I do, and it's one of the reasons I won't be voting for Obama if he runs in '08. -Z

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (296132)	7/22/2006 12:28:22 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573211

and to acknowledge that religion solves many problems – gang violence, teenage pregnancy, bigotry – where government often fails. Laws are "a codification of morality, much of it grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition." Wow, I think some of the atheists on this thread might beg to differ. Religion is a manifestation of evolving human morality, not the reason for it. A countervailing opinion might suggest that religion is in fact the single biggest cause of conflict today and has been arguably throughout history...it's divisive potential seems infinite. Al