Comments on: The biggest religious divide: fundamentalists versus everyone else http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/30/the-biggest-religious-divide-fundamentalists-versus-everyone-else/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:18:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/30/the-biggest-religious-divide-fundamentalists-versus-everyone-else/#comment-17283 Erich Vieth Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:55:26 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/30/the-biggest-religious-divide-fundamentalists-versus-everyone-else/#comment-17283 Pat: I should have made it clear that I was talking only about the culture wars. When it comes time to draw a line between government and religion, I would ascribe to principles like those espoused by Americans United for Separation of Church and State http://www.au.org/site/PageServer and Freedom From Religion Foundation http://ffrf.org/ Pat: I should have made it clear that I was talking only about the culture wars. When it comes time to draw a line between government and religion, I would ascribe to principles like those espoused by Americans United for Separation of Church and State http://www.au.org/site/PageServer and Freedom From Religion Foundation http://ffrf.org/

]]> By: Pat Whalen http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/30/the-biggest-religious-divide-fundamentalists-versus-everyone-else/#comment-17280 Pat Whalen Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:07:09 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/03/30/the-biggest-religious-divide-fundamentalists-versus-everyone-else/#comment-17280 For me the dividing line is secularism. If you believe that the government should stay out of the religion business then I have no problem with whatever your religious beliefs may be. Of course I might still disagree with you and we may enjoy a fine discussion about that. But if you believe that we should make your religion the law then that is a problem. If you think my taxes should support your religion in any way then that is a problem. If you believe that government policy should be directed by your prophesy then that is a problem whatever you call it. For me the dividing line is secularism. If you believe that the government should stay out of the religion business then I have no problem with whatever your religious beliefs may be. Of course I might still disagree with you and we may enjoy a fine discussion about that.

But if you believe that we should make your religion the law then that is a problem. If you think my taxes should support your religion in any way then that is a problem. If you believe that government policy should be directed by your prophesy then that is a problem whatever you call it.

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