Good point! Yeah, it is probably easier to elect a gay, ethnic minority president (providing she/he spewed some religious claptrap) than it would be to elect an atheist.
While Marx is famously quoted at writing: "Religion is the opiate of the masses" I would alter that and say that religion is the cancer of the masses.
It eats away at any hope of inclusiveness, and of course, it is a fantastic weapon in the hands of tyrants and other assorted exploiters.
It creates wars and keeps people from seeing their true enemy: a system that keeps them in the condition of a permanent underclass.
Last edited by Ezekiel; 07/12/16 01:05 PM.
