Boaz_David

Nothing can kill a discussion as quickly as when one participant risks wetting themselves from uncontrollable giggling. There are some simple introductions to philosophy which could continue to give you amusement in my absence; try Amazon.com. Bye

bozzie
Having in mind the old Jesuit dictum: "Give us a boy and we will return you a man...and a child of God", one could wish that the material in your recommended site, religioustolerance,was used as a teaching tool in primary and early secondary school. We might then have more enlightened adults with an understanding of the fact that their ideas have developed through a long history and will evolve further in the future.

The choices that Mankind makes are the true evil on earth. Blaming religion is an escape to take the pressure off of the public in general. We should be demanding stiffer laws that will have an effect on crimes committed but we are so passive with the political world that it allows
such easy forgiveness for crimes that they are repeated.
Everyday a choice is made by someone to break the law, hurt a child or do something that they should feel the emotion of guilt. Some people do not feel that emotion and to me the way we prosecute these people is what should be debated. At one time or another in all of our lives we experience "guilt" of one kind or another and religion is a tool to help us deal with it. Our faith is one of the only positive feelings in our world and should not be brought up as a negative. It will survive.
God did not create the internet for pornography or petophiles and most certainly does not submit the earth to global warming or any other problem we are experiencing. We do.