Why is religion...

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(07-11-2017, 02:18 PM)Matt_Crimson Wrote: My response was about the second part of your post. But in response to that first part, while religion can be perverted we also have to keep In mind that not everyone who follows or has followed a religion has did so because they wanted to. 

Don't want to follow us? We'll behead you. Want to run away? We'll find your whole family and kill them. Some people follow groups like ISIS or other extremist groups simply out of fear for their lives or their families lives and not because they are particularly glued to their beliefs. If you want a secular example of that just look at North Korea.

Well aware that many are not there simply because they want to be.  Many are simply born into it.

I'm listening to a podcast right now about a cult and how they encouraged increasing numbers of children to help swell their ranks.

Ruling by fear is also bad. Whether it is religious or political.