I ran across this article today and thought it brought some interesting ideas to the fore.

A couple of quotes which really caught my eye:

"If you value freedom, you should flee from religion as the antelope flees the lion. Religion is the very antithesis of freedom, insisting on our complete subjugation to the unachievable demands of an invisible but supremely powerful overlord."

"There is no aspect of our lives, no matter how intimate, which religion does not unblushingly insist on its right to control."

"True freedom requires us to liberate ourselves from the tyranny of religion as well as from the tyranny of brutal earthly regimes."

I'm sure few here will be surprised that I enjoyed the article, or that I agree with the writer's statements almost without exception. What I found surprising was that the such a blatantly anti-religion article would be found in a major American news outlet, the Washington Post.

Anyone care to discuss this? Pros OR cons?