"Between secular moralists, secular ethics boards, FDA, AMA, et al, we are doing fine thanks."
Tell me, were you able to type that with a straight face? Let's do a quick rundown of the countries/empires who abolished organized religions and become more prosperous and/or successful by ANY definition:
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Hmmm...
Granted, religions aren't perfect. You can blame that on the humans who teach/preach/administer them. However, from the perspective of number of colleges that started as religious institutions, hospitals started and/or maintained by religious institutions, food pantries, foreign child sponsorships, and medical missionaries all over the world, it would seem religious insititutions fill a number of very important areas and shouldn't be shrugged off so easily.
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"Between secular moralists, secular ethics boards, FDA, AMA, et al, we are doing fine thanks."
Tell me, were you able to type that with a straight face? Let's do a quick rundown of the countries/empires who abolished organized religions and become more prosperous and/or successful by ANY definition:
1.
Hmmm...
Granted, religions aren't perfect. You can blame that on the humans who teach/preach/administer them. However, from the perspective of number of colleges that started as religious institutions, hospitals started and/or maintained by religious institutions, food pantries, foreign child sponsorships, and medical missionaries all over the world, it would seem religious insititutions fill a number of very important areas and shouldn't be shrugged off so easily.