[Livia]

Originally Posted by Nedusa

Good Post Livia, yes I guess I do come across as having a bit of an axe to grind with religion. I appreciate the majority of people can live happily with their religion but for me it is a deeply personal issue and because at its heart it involves faith which overrides logic, organised religions can and do impose certain levels of control and regulation over people's lives.

That is the core of my argument, I'm not bitter about people having religion I myself was brought up Catholic and am now a mixture of Christian and humanist but as I've stated it is a personal issue for me and how I live my life, not being a pawn in someone else's crusade to convert everyone I meet from one belief system to the other..!!

I was born into my religion but have never been forced to accept it. Belief should be about free will, and I do understand what you're saying about some religions. Talking freely about your faith if you're asked is one thing, but actively trying to convert people is quite another.

I sometimes wonder what Moses, Mohammed and Jesus would think about the things that have been done in their name over the years. Sadly I don't think that will change any time soon.