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Religion is the problem
by Letter to the Editor Mar 21, 2007

Reporter Laura McPhee did a splendid job in warning us about the Evangelicals’ attempt to violate the U.S. Constitution by preventing the “pursuit of life, liberty and happiness” (Cover, “Evangelical Lobbyist Eric Miller,” March 7-14). The hypocrisy of religious fanatics is well-known, whether it’s hundreds of priests preying on innocent boys, the many well-funded televangelists who have had affairs outside their marriages (a few with men), the many who are divorced and the numerous financial crimes within churches all across America.

A bi-monthly publication in Wisconsin lists with each issue about two newspaper-size columns of serious crimes committed by clergy and church personnel. Obviously, not all of them are Evangelicals. That so many gullible Americans continue to pour money into religion (does God really need billions of dollars?) only emphasizes how powerful the religion business is.

Trying to prevent the “pursuit of happiness” is clearly unconstitutional, yet Evangelicals have the audacity to call birth choice “zealotry” when in fact true Evangelical zealots have murdered medical doctors and nurses at clinics!   

History clearly tells us religions are at the forefront of violence, mass murders, vicious hate crimes, dating back 16 or 17 centuries, with no end even remotely in sight. The very book the religious so often call “God’s word” is filled with countless passages of God-and human-inspired violence of the worst kind. They won’t read those passages, of course. Ignorance is so blissful!    

I close with this: Not until all religions have perished from this planet shall we, the people, have the peace we want, an end of so many pious hatreds, an end to deadly religious wars so apparent today and, instead, have lives governed by principled, reasonable and just laws acceptable to all.  

Robert S. Corya
Indianapolis

 

Comments on Religion is the problem
Religous Right
by BubbaDog | Oct 11, 2007

Ahh...Mr. "head in the sand" Steven W., so typical of you conservative types who when you don't agree with someones viewpoints then you start the verbal bashing of the individual or worse(i.e. L. McPhee)instead of sticking to the issues or subject at hand. We see this all the time by the right wing media; on Fixed Noise (Fox News) when host Bill O'Reilly disagrees with the opinion of a guest he just cuts off their microphone - you call that crap "fair and balanced"? How soon Mr. W forgets about the moral failings of some of their own - Sen. Craig and Rep. Vitter to name a few - who make the front page news a disgrace. The holier than thou religous right should keep their religous views out of politics (separation of church and state), but since they can't seem to do that the Republican party will be splintered in 2008 - hooray for the liberals.

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BULLSHIT
by Steven W | Oct 7, 2007

Ahh...another hit job by Cameltoe McPhee. This sorry worm of a woman has been bashing religion for years with no end in sight. If only NUVO would be so bold as to allow a conservative voice to point out the moral failings of liberals on a weekly basis, but that would be fair and balanced. Can't have any of that now can we? Only liberal voices will be heard at NUVO unless a conservative can counter 15 slanderous articles in 300 words or less.

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NO to abolition of religion
by Kaycee | Mar 21, 2007

Mr. Corya, While I concur that religion has been the root to many atrocities (or at least people using "god's word" to justify their actions), I cannot agree with your statement that the only way to peace is to be rid of it. Our constitution allows for the freedom to believe and practice as we wish. What we DO need is for people to allow me and others of like mind to be free of THEIR religious bigotries and laws based on THEIR beliefs, rather than on constitutional rights. I don't believe in god or religion, and the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights are the only documents I hold as holy. I just wish lawmakers felt the same way...

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