Quote Originally Posted by Moonraker View Post
I majored in History at school and I remember my teacher saying no war was over religion. The classroom challenged him and in every case we came up with he showed that politics or profit were the true motives.
and in every case in history its shown that the church reigned over both money and politics and even ruled the monarchs.

regarding the laws in Ireland until the late 1970's which isnt all that long ago, who decreed contraception was wrong and made sure it was illegal all those years? the catholic church.
luckily religion doesnt have quite the same power in politics now but it still has a hell of a lot of sway and my guess is it always will do.