Atheism

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Did you know, that [the Church] is …

The second biggest employer in Germany:

• around 1,5 Million employees
• has an own Employment law, that prohibits strikes

Is Germanys biggest real-estate owner:

• Tesla and Louis Vuitton pay rent to the Church

Gets over 500 Million Euro Taxpayer Money per year:

• additionally to their own Church tax
• claim dates back to the 19th century

Doesn‘t need to register in the lobby register:

• the lobby register is meant to show the influence of institutions and people on political decisions

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/2/26/arabic-calligraphy-on-dress-design-causes-chaos-in-pakistan

So, recently I was talking to a friend and somehow we got to talking about religion and stuff. When I complained that religion is often put on a huge pedestal and that it's really just a glorified opinion and should be subject to the same criticism as any other opinion, they told me that that was a really hot take.

According to them, belief and religion is more than just an opinion since it's such a big part of people's lives. I countered that opinions are also big parts of people's lives and personalities. I mean, a huge chunk of your personality is based on your opinions, right?

We agreed to disagree but I kept thinking about it. I don't get why religion shouldn't just be treated like any other opinion just because people tend to cling to it. I get that it people are emotionally invested but that's not just the case with religion but other opinions too. I would appreciate your thoughts to help me understand better, is it really a hot take?

Pastor Jeremy Pfeil made the death threat during a now-deleted sermon

An overview of studies which investigate correlations between morality and religious vs. secular / atheist ideologies presented by Phil Zuckerman who is a professor of sociology and secular studies at the Claremont colleges in California, USA.

Summary: Atheists / secular people not only have morals but are even more moral than religious people.

Note: Of course moral is a matter of perspective. In this context we agree that compassion and empathy are our foundations of moral.