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Religion must lead in ending both isms? Well, ok. Consigning their holy books to the dustbin of history would be a necessary start.

Pagan, I think GaryD means someone who respects his version of "tradition religious and political values". Brilliant catch phrases.

Hmm. I read the article. But I have to say that there are certainly lots of folks out there who will tell you that their religion requires them to behave in a manner that you would find racist and sexist.

Perhaps your article should have been entitled "Religions Which Consider Racism and Sexism Immoral Should Oppose Sexism and Racism."

There, that sounds better. Much less culturally chauvinistic, don't you think?

ZZim

Pagan, by that I man some one who respects tradition religious and political values and isn't at best at socialist once removed.

"I'd just about bet that when that happens the person in question will be a conservative."

Whatever that happens to mean at the time, maybe.

Pardon the rush.

Yes, "America has come a long way in dealing with both sexism and racism." Technically being racist and/or sexist deals with them in the negative direction. So we must have started from somewhere we shouldn't have been in the first place, assuming racism and sexism are bad things.

Remember the civil rights movement? Why did we need to have that? What was the starting position?

There was a time when holy men roamed the earth performing miracles, raising the dead even. But that was a long time ago. So far back it even came before the starting time for the civil rights movement.

Who was responsible for the civil rights movement? Was it religion? Was it government? Why is the former solid Democrat south now red? Isn't that the Bible belt where the righteous meet to pray Sunday away, where Disneyland is boycotted for hiring homosexuals?

Yep, religion has a huge role to play in both racism and sexism. But in which direction? You don't suppose the question posed to the panel is really a hint suggesting a change in direction?

Devil is behind hatred of all kinds. I'll betting you somewhat agree with that. And you know what comes next. Was that God or Devil in the burning bush?

When those holy men roamed the earth performing miracles were they really miracles or just tricks? Why did the being in the burning bush need help to get the Israelites out of Egypt?

Religion is not the solution, it's the problem. You need a new source of absolute truth. Your old one is the word of Devil -a tricker who tricks are misidentified as miracles. Thats in spite of His book tells on itself which leaves you with no excuse. Don't you wonder what God thinks about that?

With the truth racism and sexism fall clean off the radar screen. They're against the law you know. But the law can not stop Devil worship. Just like the Bible that promotes racism and sexism they are works of Devil, not God.

Once upon a time holy men roamed the earth and once upon a time slavery and gender classification were validated by those holy men. Did they represent God or Devil? Has that changed?

I'd just about bet that when that happens the person in question will be a conservative.