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      "body": "![27216671-atheism-wallpapers.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmc4xBqd1CH1ynYXecqMu9fSiegjTzsw4deTqH2xYs6rx4/27216671-atheism-wallpapers.jpg)http://bsnscb.com/atheism-wallpapers/27216671.html\n\n In a world currently being ravaged by violent pretenders committing terrorism under the name of Islam to increasingly growing xenophobia in the US, Africa and Eastern European countries, the impact of religion and it's thorny grasp on people's lives still continues to play an important part in today's human society. In a world where science is quickly providing so many answers to age-old questions that have existed since the dawn of man,  we need to step back and ask;\n\n\n*'What place does religion have in our world?'*\n\nFor us atheists and sceptics, the fact that religion still plays such a huge role in human everyday life is a frustrating one.\n\nThe problem with religion is that it often creates a 'it's my God that's real, not theirs' mentality between people of opposing faiths, and wherever faiths meet, there is often conflict. From the deliberate persecution of Christians in ancient Rome, to the Crusades in the Middle East (long before oil was seen as a commodity worth invading for) to the huge social and cultural diversion brought on by the partition of India, it seems sadly there wherever the Abrahamic religions are involved, there is never lasting peace. And even within the various monotheist religions there is division, with The Troubles in Ireland, and IS/Daesh continuing to persecute those even of their own faith because they don't follow the 'correct' religious teachings within their own subcultures.\n\nWhile not overly critical of the Far Eastern religions of Shinto, Confucianism and Taoism due to their commitment to implementing a social lifestyle (of generally goodwill and respect) rather than servitude to an un-seen deity, I also see merit in paganism and 'nature' based religions as they form an understandable explanation to their beliefs; worship of the sun makes sense as it's existence provides all life on Earth - it's warmth provides plants for us to harvest, it's light prevents from unseen dangers in the dark, and while not a 4000BC early human, I can relate as to why the sun would provide such an immense inspiration to the foundations of early human civilisation.\n\nBeing brought up in a non-religious background, I was allowed to make my own decisions as a child, and encouraged to explore all faiths and lifestyles. From voluntarily attending a Protestant Sunday school to visiting grand Catholic Cathedrals in Europe and Buddhist Stupas in Canada, I realised I was agnostic by around aged 12 and atheist a few years later.\n\nMy parents were brought up in religious households, of Catholic and Protestant beliefs, and while they never had a problem with faith, the opposite sides of the family did at first and refused to give their blessing when an engagement was announced. By ensuring I was allowed to make my own decisions on what religious (or non-religious) beliefs I chose to follow, and without paranoia induced by the almighty gaze of God upon me, you quickly realise that there is a world beyond the texts of the religious books. While ironic in the context of finding self-awareness in Hinduism and it's connotations of having your third eye opened, when you free yourself from the shackles of religion, you find more happiness, community and spirituality amongst both yourself and the environment around you.\n\n\nWhen looking at religious text - with a sharp eye - you can quickly disassemble which parts of the holy book(s) do, and do not make sense. While it is easy to discern the books by realising that they have been translated, re-written, re-amended and re-interpreted countless times throughout their existence, by literally taking the context of the words and trying to apply them to any situation or mind-set in the real world not already implanted with a tie to faith, makes a futile and confusing endeavour. \n\nIn a world where science can cure children of cancer, of deadly worm infestations, malaria, smallpox, and Ebola, where praying away in the hopeless and misguided attempt of seeking divine intervention from God is not only negligent, but bordering on child abuse; to allow your child to die while there is a cure for his diabetes, with a >99% success rate because you would rather seek assistance from Jesus is not only vile, but sadly a strong indication that faith has far too much influence on the decisions that we make. While this scenario occurs quite frequently in the US (and in Africa with witch doctors) it is quite alarming that in the American 1st Amendment it is stated that 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion' and is so easily ignored where the more religiously devoted are concerned. \n\nThe Catholic church's archaic stance of the HIV/Aids problem in Africa is another twisted interpretation of religious text, and in refuting the care for these people (whose ancestors remember, were forced to convert to Christianity in the first place) for fear of hellish reprisals is an obvious abuse of power clouded by a mind that would forsake common sense in preference for a teaching about anti-contraception that's not even intrinsically mentioned in detail in any version of the Christian bible. \n\nAnd this sadly opens another wormhole of problems about the passages written in the Koran, Old Testament and Bible; if they are truly the word of God, and these words are his direct commands, then there can be no room for personal interpretation of the words (for fear of defiling his words). 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      "body": "* For many of us (myself included) Father's Day is a commonplace traditional day of holiday practised in nearly every community in some aspect across the globe. It has its roots in the Spanish and Portuguese Middle Ages, and is celebrated as a national holiday in some  European countries, while also being practised as a day of celebration in numerous other countries.\n\nWhile this day is positive for most of us, with connotations of love, harmony, togetherness and bonding, those that have lost fathers, or who have had abusive or non-existent fathers this holiday can bring feelings of negativity and hurt.\n\nBorn in a traditional 'nuclear' family, my relationship with my father is a good one; a stable home with a steady job that allowed for a family holiday every year, and a new car every three years, with no controversies of cheating, or of abuse or similar potentially home-wrecking behaviour, my dad provided the best he could for the family. Without obvious bias of nepotism, my father is a man that is honest, hard working, empathetic, and caring, and one that many people admire and love once they meet him.\n\n![10945520_656735194452472_5371609739851145466_n.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaTDvvYa86RZsDYrzWbSVM1p1yCXjXGRgYWNnp6V6wtsr/10945520_656735194452472_5371609739851145466_n.jpg) *A family holiday photo at a ski resort*\n\nSadly, a lot of people are not as lucky as I am. I have seen first hand how bad fathers have behaved; abuse in the forms of  physical violence, sexual/paedophilia advances, and neglect or disregard to safety and care, a father's influence and life decisions can shape a child's entire future. There are other influences that father's can bring to the family that have't been discussed in as much depth including controlling and bullying behaviour, gambling and mismanagement of money, or religious/cult beliefs that can force a child to do acts against their wishes (burkas/hijab in Islam, circumcision in Judaism, arranged marriages in Hinduism etc.) Thankfully awareness is being gradually growing around these taboo subjects amongst  their impact on a child's development. \n\nWith the breakdown of the nuclear family in the western world, the role of father has divulged far from it's original meanings. Traditionally and medically, your father is the one that biologically implanted his DNA into another female human. While that may be a sterile analysis of the word, the modern and adapted evolution of the term would now resemble an influential male figure who now nurtures and cares for a child.\n\nWith step-fathers becoming more commonplace in our society, homosexual couples adapting children becoming accepted, and fathers being removed by the state as legal carers for their kin, there could be the argument with those of conservative minds to say the family home is being broke down by liberal attitudes, and in response to that, I want you to ask me of this;\n\n* Do I feel that a man not of biological relation to a child should nurture that child to the best of his abilities for the duration of her life if he has been put in the position to do so?  Yes. Emphatically.\n\n* Do I feel that gay men should be allowed to adopt a child if that child is found to be in either temporary foster care or under the stewardship of the state in the forms of orphanages? Yes. Again, emphatically.\n\n* Do I feel that a father can be removed from his legal guardianship status by the state if he is found to be abusive, or a threat to that child's safety? Yes. Again (and I am sorry), emphatically.\n\nAnd why would I answer my questions so vehemently? Because, the welfare of the child is always put first.\n\nAs a humanist, and a person who loves his fellow species, I hope to see all of us with goodwill prosper and be successful in all of our endeavours. I fundamentally believe that in order to give a child the best chance in life, to make sure that she can reach adulthood educated and healthy, with free will and freedom to make her own decisions, then there needs to be definitive influential adults in their life. That doesn't necessary equate to me believing that a child should always have a father, but instead rather, a child should always have an adult in their life that cares for them.\n\nWhether that is two dads or two mums, a biological mum and a step-dad, foster parents, or grandparents the role of a father in a child's upbringing should be looked at beyond his gender. \n\n*'Oh, but if you have two gay fathers, that child is going to grow up gay'*\n\n - firstly, a) being homosexual is not a taught behaviour. It is a genetic variation to heterosexuality, just like someone who is born with a preference for apples instead of oranges, and secondly b) so what if that child grows up to be (coincidentally) gay? Last time I checked, the human population is at breaking point in terms of numbers - we do really need to stop mating so much and so vigorously - and there are a lot of children that need the comfort of a safe adult. To stigmatise against viable parents because of what hangs between their legs or their preference for the same sex when it does not impact that child's life in the slightest seems quite petty and frankly, bewildering. \n\n*\"Oh, but step-dads can never replace real dads\"*\n\n- and why not? Some of the best fathers I have met are step-fathers, thrust into positions of empathy, sympathy, love and responsibility by seeing a vulnerable child who's biological father is not present, or is abusive. Blood ties hold much more weight than they should, and years of abuse by a drunk  father can remain hidden and unknown to anyone for years outside of the family circle simply because of that child's loyalty to their father. In a scenario where a biological father is worse than a step-dad - where the biological father is a drunk abusive, and the step-dad instead helps the child with her homework every evening - then sorry, blood is worth nothing in comparison to the enrichment of love. I admire step-fathers, to raise a child not of our your own is a huge undertaking, and to gain a child's love in return (or working through the courts to protect that child) can be a tortuous, and depressing journey.\n\n*\"Oh but a father has a legal right to his child\"*\n\n- and while I agree with this statement to an extent, fathers who cannot care for their children should not be in a position of care. While I'd like to think (naively of course) that every household containing a child should be one of happiness, sadly there are so many homes subject to rampant and destructive opiate and sexual abuse, and neglect, and deliberate harm, then yes, the state should be allowed to remove that child from her parental care. This a very grey area however, where I'd like to see the state as a supportive government rather than a controlling one, and in today's times (and throughout most of our civilised history), I am not confident enough to say that most governments are.\n\nThe point I am raising is that Father's Day - even for those with only bad experiences with the anointed father in our lives -\n should be celebrated as a homage to the carers in our lives. Even having separate days to celebrate the roles of fathers and mothers seem so weird when both of them as good parents require equal, full, unwavering dedication and commitment. While I would laud a day celebrating those for the closest in our lives and hearts, I feel that titles like 'Happy Parent's Day' or 'Happy Carers Day' is not catchy enough for today's snappy holiday market sadly enough.\n\nI do believe that some sort of celebratory day should exist. 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