I realise you didn't intend to offend - maybe I overreacted a little there... However I still think it's stretching it. Yes, it was written the Bible however many years ago, but was that really the first time it was written down? Did civilisations older than the Bible really have no laws? I...
While I do actually agree with much of your post, the bit in bold I absolutely disagree with and find more than a little bit offensive. I am atheist and am quite capable of having morals, thank you very much, as is the rest of the human race. To imply that were there no religion then murder...
'Religion' may not be able to, but 'The Church' can, if solely because of the way it protected the guilty priests from prosecution, merely moving them on to the next place to start all over again. Any other institution would, I like to think, have booted them out instantly. And without religion...
Genuinely surprised at the poll results at the time I'm posting this (9 Yes, 2 Maybe, 3 No), given that it's 10.15 on Easter Sunday. Shouldn't you all be in church if you believe in the resurrection?