if you took away religion completely?

politics

Maybe 666

Beheading, stonning, wars, forced marriages, Jihads,etc will cease. You have a peceful world with only christianity remaining. Pls note that christianity isn't a religion,its a relationship!

Religion can be a strong belief about something, not just the main religions.

You can't take it away completely. Think of the Jews in Nazi Germany. Even if a government bans a practice, it can still be practiced in secret. You, also, can't remove it from a heart and mind.

Therefore religion can't be completely removed

I am Christian but would never want to force someone to believe or not believe in something

How did the Inquisition work out?

It didn't work out, you can not "force" Christianity on someone. For we are to turn the other cheek, we are to be humble, loving, ect. If someone doesn't wish to believe as we do, that's their choice and will in the end face that judgement. But it's not the Christian's job to "force" anyone to believe anything.

re�li�gion

the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
"ideas about the relationship between science and religion"
synonyms: faith, belief, worship, creed; More
a particular system of faith and worship.
plural noun: religions
"the world's great religions"
a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance


Now in posting this definition I don't believe you can take "religion" out of any relationship.. I have friends from all faith even atheistism.

In saying that I believe in this definition of religion..
to be

a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance

We just assume when the word is brought up we are talking about God or Gods.. Could mean anything.. So I don't believe it is possible.

Assuming religion was never invented I reckon mankind would have had one less excuse for killing each other. Not that they would cease killing each other, just wouldn't be because of differences in their alliance to invisible beings.

I think that thousands of years ago some people said some stuff derived from common sense, such as "do unto others", and some opportunist designed that into a system for subjugating the masses for the sole purpose of profiteering. And it worked! Still is.

they would find some other reason to kill each other over...
.. and convinced .. themselfs.. that what they believe is the only thing to believe..in...

Whatever religions you take away,
new ones will pop up in their place.

Faith... In something... In anything,
is a basic human need.

That's my point in my reply

Tell that to Charlemagne who would massacre everyone in a village that didn't convert. Sure made the rest of the town become "Christian," and is also the main reason that northern and eastern Europe converted.

If the only thing that makes you be a nice person is the fear of a god, then you really aren't a nice person to begin with.

this is true you shouldn't have to be told to be a good person.

ignorance and egotism out of control

in my opinion

noting, people can't wipe out religion, it it too deep rooted in peoples minds to take it away...

FFS that is what I was saying people

Don't get rid of religion...tax it like any other entity.

That was someone's choice though, that wasn't Christianity inspired or God inspired in the long run. I also understand that there has been many of the "believe or die" rampages done in the "Christian" name, but that is an entire oxymoron in itself. For again God has always only taught us to be humble and loving as he was, did he raise a finger to those that crucified him? No he didn't, the only thing he did in their hatred and sinful ways is say "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do".