"Blind Faith", critizing religion... Options

[xjjajeengx]

Okay I just finished my report/essay on this topic. It's basically...

"Do you think that calling religion blind-faith is acceptable in today's society? Do you believe that it is blind faith?"

I know its a lamooo subject, but i actually wrote like more than 3 pages on this... so yea... amazing huh. And what sucks is that i have to think moreee of this subject sinc we're going to ahve this jumbo mumbo debate thing and i have smart people in my class who can beat the sh!t outtta me with language and brains...

My opinion:
-Amendment 1 states freedom of religion, it is the first amendment therefore was important...

-There is no solid proof that religion is in fact blind faith just as non beeleevers would say that there is no proof that religion is correct...

-True, amendment 1 states freedom of speech, but it seems disrespectful to use the freedom of speech to diss something that our forefathers have put into the constitution to better our country.

Lame lame opinion here, i admit, because i was required to addd a "legal-point-of-view" and OBVIOUSLY my teacher was dissapointed since i happened to add the FIRST amendment... hahah anyways. opinions?

[Pravda]

Religion as blind faith. Cliché, but cliché for a reason.

Look, no matter how much esteem you place on your religion there are those that believe what they are told simply because the man is wearing robes or is behind a pulpit or is a demagogue. Then again, there are those that believe what they believe because they have invested time, energy, and thought into it. So, what constitutes 'blind faith?'

Well, as early stated, blind faith is all about semantics. If you consider all religions to be false and contrary to the human condition, then all religions are blind faith simply because people are believing in something that doesn't exist. If you consider your religion to be true and all other to e false, then you have an 'us and them' scenario. They are blind, we see the light. Now, what if you're some sort of transcendentalist/Bahá'í religion where all of the worlds religions have some sort of validity, then all humans have faith in something because it is natural and necessary in order to reach the divine.

Basically, this question comes down to the two schools of religious studies. Do you look at it with the comprative mindset, where all religions are studied as numbers and creeds? Or do you look at it as subjective, where you immerse yourself in the religion you are studying so that you can gain empathy and understanding for a certain religion?

Its times like these that I'm overjoyed that a lot of colleges and universities in America are now requiring religious studies classes...