Faith and society

The question that seems to be bubbling under the surface of things right now is the role of faith in society.

Now, in general they mean religious faith, but it's a question that can be aimed at spirituality as well. The separation of Church and State is a must for modern Britain, we're a multifaith society and one faith mustn't have the ear of the government to the exclusion of all others. Also, decisions made by the Government should not be influenced by religious doctrine.

The role of Atheism is an interesting one, as some of the Atheists I see these days resemble evangelical fundamentalists, I see also an element of kicking apart a dolls house there. Fair enough, if they try to get creationism into schools and pass religious doctrine off as scientific fact, but the counter attack can go too far.

Trying to eliminate Religion from society, is certain to fail, the Chinese tried state enforced atheism and it really didn't work. Spirituality is a different beast, for me it's about working with reality, and trying to understand that all our different views are just roads up the same mountain, thinking less about the rules and more about the people.

We also need to remember, science can be a source of spirituality as well, it certainly has been for me