My political/social opinions on religion pretty much begin and end with whether that religion- put into practice- violates Rightful Liberty.
All religions may have good points and bad points- I'm not familiar with all religions, or everything any of them teach in every instance. I suppose if there were no positives, no one would have ever began following it. I could be wrong.
The ancient texts may advocate horrendous things that the modern followers mostly ignore. In that case, the religion is worse than it's modern followers.
Or, the ancient texts may show a path of rightful liberty and neighborliness the modern followers ignore in order to push an agenda they prefer. In that case the modern followers are worse than their religion.
Both circumstances can even happen simultaneously in the same religion, depending on what part is being focused on.
Or, a religion can be vile, and it's modern followers may follow the vile precepts to the letter while adding their own abominations to it. I think we can all see this happening quite a bit today.
In all my readings of the Bible, I never remember even one instance of Jesus saying "There ought to be a law."
Nor "Vote ye, therefore, for the lesser of two evils so that the laws of the world can be changed in order to bring Heaven on Earth."
Didn't happen, and goes against everything else he is quoted as saying.
If, as a Christian, you try to enshrine your religion as "law", you spit on your religion and on Rightful Liberty.
If, as a Muslim, you try to enforce your religion as "law", you may be following the rules of your religion, but you are still trampling Rightful Liberty- which trumps any religion. Sorry.
In both cases, I will defy you.
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