@Sturgis,
Sturgis wrote:
My general desire is to put all people on equal footing... at the beginning. For many it is going to be a quick hop over to other spaces. This means all mankind. Since we the humans may have created God and definitely created our own personal experience and beliefs of God/Gods, and as humans our crafting likely includes humans, throwing God in the pit of damnation would be akin to pushing our friends there.
Religion is twisted. The same as people. However, if someone finds peace and stability there, and doesn't shove it on me or others, let them have it.
If the religious did not try to have the general population follow them against the law of the land, I would agree.
My loyalty is to my country and it's laws and not the laws of a genocidal god and his homophobic and misogynous religions.
All should feel the same way.
If a religion cannot support the law of the land that protects it, it should be outlawed.
We dislike the KKK and other supremacist organization, yet we praise Christians who think the same grotesque way.
Them and us, even if there is no just cause to hate the dreaded other.
That is what they do to gays and women.
Regards
DL