Taylor, I like your suggestions. The question, though, is whether a fact-checking strategy is effective against these and other religious beliefs. By "fact-checking strategy" I mean pointing out that prayer doesn't work, or that the Gospel writers were not eye-witnesses, or that the Bible is bloody and violent, or that the data supports evolution. That sort of thing. I suspect that religious fact- checking has the same problems as political fact-checking.
That doesn't mean we should stop, of course, but if our goal is to have a real impact on society, the mere presentment of facts is probably counter-productive. MFA and similar organizations would do better to focus on cultivating relationships, being visible and building alliances with willing Christians around common issues like separation of Church and State or humanitarianism. Don't you think? Aaron On Oct 4, 12:05 pm, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<What would "starting at the edge" look like in this case? >> > > For starters, persuade the religious community to > > 1) endorse Separation of Church and State > 2) abandon creationism/intelligent design > > Both can be done without surrendering their core beliefs, and yet both > would open up the religious to the real world. Right now, many of > them are sealed off, so you have no means of reaching them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
