{"id":56948,"date":"2024-03-14T11:50:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T10:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/live-without-harming\/publications\/lets-talk-about-politics-and-religion\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:49:22","slug":"lets-talk-about-politics-and-religion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/lets-talk-about-politics-and-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"LET\u2019S TALK ABOUT POLITICS AND RELIGION"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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PREVENT HARM!: LET\u2019S TALK ABOUT POLITICS AND RELIGION<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Many people still believe in the taboo that politics and religion should not be discussed in gatherings or chats with friends or family. This is especially true when it comes to criticizing widespread creeds and ideologies, regardless of how harmful they may be, such as traditionalist Christianity and Islam, or communism. <\/p>

PREVENT HARM!: Let\u2019s reform the harmful parts of Christianity<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>

PREVENT HARM!: Let\u2019s reform the harmful parts of Islam<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>

PREVENT HARM!: Let\u2019s reform the harmful parts of communism and similar ideologies<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>

LET US RISE ABOVE SUCH DOGMAS!<\/p>

Because justice stands above all those mediocre conventionalisms. Speaking out clearly and denouncing any type of abuse and its causes in any forum is effective in putting an end to them. There will undoubtedly be individuals with a low or moderate sense of justice who will not appreciate such public denunciations. However, justice takes precedence over attempting to please everyone, including those who wish for the abuse to be perpetuated, and especially the perpetrators and their accomplices. <\/p>

LET’S AVOID HARM!: Let’s speak up clearly against injustice<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>

PREVENT HARM! Report injustice<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>

PREVENT HARM!: Let us not be accomplices or contributors to injustice<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>

Some say that all religions and ideologies are always respectable. But then, should we respect Nazism? Or the ancient Carthaginian religion, which performed human sacrifices with children? While it is true that the general rule should be a culture of respect, this has a limit: abuse. No outrage is respectable, and when a way of thinking advocates for evil, it loses its honorability. <\/p>

PREVENT HARM!: Let us respect others<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>

Take the Netherlands as an example, the most advanced country in this regard and in many other things. There, people can and do speak with full freedom on all kinds of topics, including religion and politics, without mincing words or censoring what is politically or religiously correct. <\/p>

Let\u2019s follow their lead and SHED THE CORSETS THAT OPPRESS US!<\/p>

Furthermore, the anatomy of evil is as follows: it always has an individual basis, and most instances also possess a social component, often with a herd effect. And they always have a political side, because states either allow, approve, or even encourage and\/or commit them, or, conversely, prohibit and fight against them to varying degrees. <\/p>

PREVENT HARM! Do not follow the herd to cause harm<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>

And a portion of injustices also has a religious component, as they are committed because there are religions that drive their followers to commit them. Sometimes there is an economic component, when the purpose is enrichment. Other dimensions may also exist, but always and above all, it is a MORAL issue regarding what is right and what is wrong. <\/p>

Therefore, to address outrages in a direct, clear, complete, and effective manner, it is inevitable to discuss all these components, including political and religious aspects, overcoming old taboos.<\/p>

Let us tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, as in a trial or a scientific investigation. Let us not keep our heads down, afraid to bring certain villainies to light because they stem from specific political ideologies or religions. THE SACRED COWS ARE OVER! <\/p>

Let us not be afraid and let us rebel against dogmas that preserve injustices. In many countries, the obscurantism of past societies, tyrannized by the horrific torture devices of the Holy Inquisition, no longer exists. <\/p>

PREVENT HARM!: Let us oppose poisonous dogmatism<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>

We can no longer be silenced by laws that condemn criticism of religion (so-called blasphemy laws), even with death, or through the repressive police apparatus of dictatorships that oppress any dissident. Fortunately, many of us now live in free and open societies. <\/p>

DOWN WITH CENSORSHIP AND LONG LIVE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION!<\/p>

Thank you for sharing if you believe that doing so leads to a better world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Xavier Paya <\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Live Without Harming initiative<\/b><\/span><\/p>

www.institutodelbienestar.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>

LET’S NOT HARM ANYONE, except in legitimate self-defence against the<\/span><\/strong> agr<\/span><\/strong>esso<\/span><\/strong>r<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Read: <\/span>Let us not deny or minimize evils<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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With the Live Without Harming initiative<\/b>, we strive to prevent any kind of suffering or harm from being caused to you, your loved ones, and others.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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