illogical and unbelievable are not necessarily interlocked. belief is a compleatly relative term. i believe some things you may not. logic however... at least as far as i can tell, is more or less absolute and not relative(at least sound logic).
something may not appear to be logical but that doesnt mean i have to "suspend my disbelief" to accept it. if i believe it, then i believe it. you dont need logic to believe all you need is a reason.
really, why the drive to "cure" people of religion? religion by and large is not the disease, its the scape goat. most of the problems in the church today are not problems with the religion itself. its a problem with the people in power.
as for the horribly painted house bringing down everyone else's property values, if were ultimately talking about religion here, then religious institutions should be especially subject to the laws of the land.
i actually have mixed feelings about religious organizations getting tax cuts. if the church is truly run like a non profit org, then i think it is appropriate. more and more churches are being run like business, and if there going to be run like a business they should be subjected to the same tax laws. as for government grants... that just seems like a really poor idea. a church should not need grants from the government.
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