Religious Stupidity Thread!

[Hootad Binky]

Yay! Here's a topic we can all agree on: the inherent stupidity of religion!

Not mysticism, not spirituality, but good 'ole power-hungry, manipulative, divisive, prejudiced, sexist, superstitious, money-grubbing, sectarian, violent, idiotic religion.

Just heard this on the news, but a good starting candidate, nevertheless:

Pakistan Says Militants Prevent Surrender by Students

July 5 (Bloomberg) -- As many as 60 ``hardcore militants'' who want to enforce Islamic law in Islamabad are preventing students in the Pakistani capital's besieged Red Mosque from surrendering to authorities, the government said.

The militants ``are using women and children as shields'' to stop anyone else from leaving the building, after the surrender of 1,146 students since yesterday, Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema told reporters. Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao said ``50 to 60 hardcore militants'' are continuing the standoff. The death toll has risen to 19 in the clashes between students and police since July 3, Sherpao told reporters.

President Pervez Musharraf's government has been trying to resolve the stalemate at the Red Mosque, or Lal Masjid, since chief cleric Maulana Mohammad Abdul Aziz set up a religious court in the building in April to try to bring Islamic law to the city. Aziz, who has been charged with murder and terrorism, was arrested yesterday while trying to escape from the mosque. Bloomberg.com: Worldwide

Hidden in a burka, apparently!

As we all know, there are lots more examples, from all faiths Post them here! Let's expose the true culprit in the limitation of the unity and advancement of our species: dangerous, delusional religion, source of more conflict, death, misunderstanding and misery than any other factor in modern history.