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“Spirituality and spiritual systems are ok in general, and religion can be tolerated when it is used simply and humbly for personal growth, or with sincere and selfless caring as a goal for the collectivity, offered openly and accepted willingly. But when a belief system or ideology is insidiously and disingenuously used to convert, brainwash, dominate, as a tool to grant power to a few and control a population, and even discriminate within that population, then it has definitely become something we can do without in a democratic society.”
― Common Sense

“Don't wear the brand, wear the product.”
― Common Sense

“At the minimum, the Silver Rule : you can do anything you want in life as long as it's not at the expense of someone else, as long as you don't penalize someone else.”
― Common Sense

“Spirituality and spiritual systems are ok in general, and religion can be tolerated when it is used simply and humbly for personal growth, or with sincere and selfless caring as a goal for the collectivity, offered openly and accepted willingly. But when a belief system or ideology is insidiously and disingenuously used to convert, dominate, brainwash, as a tool to grant power to a few and control a general population, and even discriminate within that same population, then it has definitely become something we can do without in a democratic society.”
― Common Sense