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Originally Posted by Chunder
Pretty difficult to escape the fact that if there is a predominant religion in a country, you can't seperate church and state, if the state is there for the society. Religious beliefs of a country permeate a society, even if your not religious, you are affected by those beliefs.
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This is the way it is. I don't see why it's the way it has to be though.
For me, religion is like football.
Most people support whatever team they were brought up to support. If not, they will choose to support whatever team is trendy to support. There are some people, the people who truly appreciate what football is about, who will pick a team based on what they find appealing. Whether it is their skills, their players, their glory or sportsmanship.
I don't support any football teams, but I do appreciate all of them for their obvious talent.
I don't follow any religions, but I do appreciate all of them for their obvious values.
Unfortunately too many people use their football team, or their religion (occassionally both at the same time) as an excuse for their actions. Actions that do not reflect the beauty of the game. Actions that do not reflect the values of their religion.