Does anyone here envisage a day when religious institutions would be sued to court to expunge hate verses from their holy books? We have all heard the cliché that "no religion teaches intolerance". This is false. Inasmuch as religious books contain some good morals, there are also verses that explicitly promote hate.
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In the US, the suits would be tossed out. Such a suit would be unconstitutional, and I am fine with that. The law that protects them, also protects me.
GeorgeRocheleau
Level 8
Feb 6, 2018
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Nope, and if it ever came to pass I would happily stand with the religious that would no doubt be protesting. Hypocrisy is wrong, and telling others they can't learn things the way you don't like is blatant hypocrisy.
ThereisnoDog
Level 5
Feb 5, 2018
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This would be one of the few times I would be standing with the religious people.
obis:
@ThereisnoDog I agree with you. I think the best that can be done is to openly debate religious doctrine. So many people have never heard a critical view of the beliefs they subscribe to and this goes a long way to ensure people do not see these beliefs from a different angle except the popular perspective.
Bad idea. Papering over the ugly scenes from the past is the worst thing you can do if you want to avoid repeating them!
stinkeye_a
Level 8
Feb 5, 2018
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I am amazed at your ability to hit the nail on the head. good job!
@Leutrelle When the only thing you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail... 
@stinkeye_a And a sense of humor
@obis -- It won't happen as long as religions have the protection of the government through the Constitution, and I would hate to have anything happen to the Constitution to change that because of all the other things that would/could be affected.
evidentialist
Level 8
Feb 5, 2018
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They do have verses that are violent and have intolerance in them. That being said, no I don't see that day and it would be a violation of their freedom of speech. Religion has the right to express what they want. The hope is people will learn to think for themselves and not be so gullible.
Rudy1962
Level 9
Feb 5, 2018
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The already proven answer is education. Provide good and honest education to the children and in one generation the ridiculous disappears. Adding in diversity in the class room makes it even faster and stronger.
Dick_Martin
Level 7
Feb 5, 2018
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This makes a lot of sense to the wrong people. Those who want control are already busy regulating education.
@kensmile4u So? You going to help vote them out of control?
@Dick_Martin You can count on me doing my part!
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