> http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/13206.html
>
> Religion and the Digital Age
>
> Why do we so slavishly venerate religion? Is it always a force for good in
> the world? Doesn't religious dogma often conflict with reason and progress?
> Shouldn't we view it with the same questioning, sometimes skeptical, eye we
> fix on other wealthy, powerful institutions?
>
> But we don't. In an age of cynicism and doubt -- about politics, media,
> values -- religion gets a free ride.
>
Not in my book. My parents are both relatively 'loose' Methodists i.e. both
drink occasionally and my dad used to smoke before I was born and quit only for
health reasons. I began seeing fundamental conflicts between religion and
science and rapidly became a strong Agnostic. After seeing the fundamental
stupidity of the Mormon's postings, I became an Atheist (Chalk up one
half-conversion for the Locker Room thread). My parents, however, think I am
going through a temporary crises of faith and will soon return t the fold.
Lots of luck
> (The rest is on the website)
>
> --
> Lena Rotenberg
> lrr@netkonnect.net
-- Nathan Russell frussell@frontiernet.net
"I am confident that the Republicans will pick a nominee that will beat Bill Clinton" -Dan Quayle on the 2000 presidential election