A few native Americans include hallucinogens in their worship. Child sacrifice has frequently been a part of many religions. Temple prostitution is another frequent part, and may soon be making a comeback. Some believe in mercy-killing. Some polls (which are always suspect to me) indicate that a bare majority of Americans already believe in euthanasia. Birth control by any method, including abortifacient methods, is practiced by huge numbers. For the very few thoughtful ones in this group, the issue of abortion is often handled by religious concepts as to when the soul enters the developing human being, or when personhood begins.
We are awash in religious beliefs and the practices which stem from them. They are not at all compatible. Yet, we pretend that we can all live together in a happy pluralism. We cannot. It is absurd.
Excerpt from "Trusting God or Trusting Ourselves"
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