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https://hpd.de/artikel/plaedoyer-fuer-liberaleres-abtreibungsrecht-22095
Offiziell sollten die erwartet brisanten Ergebnisse erst in der kommenden Woche vorgestellt werden. Doch über den "Spiegel" sickerte schon am Dienstag der Kern dessen durch, was eine Regierungskommission nun vorschlagen wird: Eine Liberalisierung des Abtreibungsrechts in Deutschland.
https://hpd.de/artikel/arabische-schrift-kleid-fuer-koranverse-gehalten-mob-greift-frau-an-22041
Weil sie in einem Kleid mit aufgedruckter arabischer Schrift in Lahore einkaufen ging, gelangte eine Frau unter Blasphemieverdacht. Ein wütender Mob vermutete in den Zeichen Koranverse und verlangte ihre Bestrafung. Die Polizei konnte die Frau mit Mühe verhüllen und retten und sieht mit Besorgnis eine Zunahme solcher Fälle.
https://hpd.de/artikel/618-millionen-euro-fuer-kirchen-22043
Die Staatsleistungen der Länder an die evangelische und die katholische Kirche werden sich in diesem Jahr auf 618,362 Millionen Euro belaufen. Davon soll die evangelische Kirche 364 Millionen, die katholische Kirche 254 Millionen Euro erhalten.
So, recently I was talking to a friend and somehow we got to talking about religion and stuff. When I complained that religion is often put on a huge pedestal and that it's really just a glorified opinion and should be subject to the same criticism as any other opinion, they told me that that was a really hot take.
According to them, belief and religion is more than just an opinion since it's such a big part of people's lives. I countered that opinions are also big parts of people's lives and personalities. I mean, a huge chunk of your personality is based on your opinions, right?
We agreed to disagree but I kept thinking about it. I don't get why religion shouldn't just be treated like any other opinion just because people tend to cling to it. I get that it people are emotionally invested but that's not just the case with religion but other opinions too. I would appreciate your thoughts to help me understand better, is it really a hot take?
https://lemmy.ca/post/16641783
Much like a Kaniza triangle [https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/047d017f-10be-4ad0-a52a-36dd518cd608.png] where the artist has not drawn a triangle, this sphere was not drawn by the artist and is known as a contour illusion. I like to think this is how theists see god. They see evidence that they consider divine that outlines or contours the shape of something that isn’t there. I’d like to close this post with a quote from Pascal that I find both fitting and oddly humorous. There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.
