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		<title>Why Religion?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From a very young age I never really gave religion much time, I was brought up in a catholic school but even then I really never believed much of what &#8230; <a href="http://irreligiousblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/why-religion/" class="read-more">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irreligiousblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=34991807&#038;post=36&#038;subd=irreligiousblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From a very young age I never really gave religion much time, I was brought up in a catholic school but even then I really never believed much of what I was taught. As i got older though I did start take a interest, not as a source of salvation but as an outsider looking in and questioning how religion has managed to shape history, influence politics and affect peoples day to day lives. So why do people feel the need to believe in a higher power, is it to give their lives purpose? is it a fear that death is ultimate? or is it that people have just been brought up with religion being drummed into them they have an inability to question there blind faith?</p>
<p>My other biggest question when it comes to religion is why can people who believe in the word of god which preaches so much about morality and love then use their beliefs to inflict so much pain and suffering on their fellow man, all in the name of god. Religious war is as old as religion itself, and even today people around the world are killing each other in the name of god, isn&#8217;t this a complete contradiction of what they believe?</p>
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<p><em>“Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced into unbelief”    </em></p>
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		<title>Welcome to Irreligious</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Irreligious, a blog dedicated to exposing the absurdity of religious beliefs and organised religion. I hope you enjoy your visit here and more importantly I hope you get &#8230; <a href="http://irreligiousblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/welcome-to-irreligious/" class="read-more">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irreligiousblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=34991807&#038;post=28&#038;subd=irreligiousblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Irreligious, a blog dedicated to exposing the absurdity of religious beliefs and organised religion. I hope you enjoy your visit here and more importantly I hope you get involved in the discussion and debate that will no doubt be abundant. any problems, enquiries or suggestions feel free to get in touch. Enjoy!</p>
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