While I would agree that many religious people are "good people" but there beliefs are very egocentric and only reinforce this idea that humans are special and that the world was created for them. This belief has gotten us into the mess we are in today. Many also feel it is their duty to convert others or force their views on human morality and behavior on others. When they do this through the legal system scientific and social progression is severely halted. Thus there ignorance is damaging even if they don't mean it to be. It takes no frontal cortex to believe in the dogma of organized religion in fact you have to basically turn your frontal cortex off to have faith. I am glad to see you turned yours back on.
Most Christians have no idea what jesus was about. I have nothing against him however I believe he was just another person (assuming he was real which I have no reason to doubt). But Buddha's philosophies about life and god are far more advanced than those of Christ's. Even Buddha knew 600 years before christ that there is no way anyone could "know" wether or not there is a god. Buddhism is more of a philosophy than a religion.
By there own account the US government has shown that DARE is counter productive. Thus your child is more likely to use drugs after completing DARE than those who have not been subjected to its propaganda. When they heard this did they stop DARE? No. Because they need people to do drugs, it is an industry, it generates billions of dollars and creates many jobs. Thus people aren't going to admit that there jobs are wrong. Anyone with half a brain can clearly see that prohibition creates the very dangers it claims to be at war with. It is a vicious cycle and millions are suffering. People must be educated that there are other options than prohibition and out right legalization.
There are some concerns and rightfully so. Drugs can be dangerous no one is saying they are not. But making them more dangerous and creating crime is not an effective strategy to deal with this issue. Regulation is an effective way to control and ensure safety. Humans have been using drugs for hundreds of thousands of years and will continue to do so until we exist no more. Many species of animals also seek and use drugs. This use has only become a problem recently with the advent of prohibition. Prohibition will be ended, people just need to see what is truly going on. Once they see, no one in their right mind could say that prohibition is moral or logical. It is strange that people have not already as the very issues surrounding the repeal of alcohol prohibition are relevant with drug prohibition. But there is a heavy propaganda campaign, these myths and lies need to be exposed. Although it needs to be done carefully and involve intelligent people speaking out. This shouldn't be any republican democrat crap this is just how they separate people so that more than 50% (a majority) can agree on anything.
