" religions are not the root of all evil, but they have contributed to the history of mankind is a history of inhumanity was. "With this provocative thesis rose
Michael Schmidt-Salomon in the debate. "Germany's chief atheist" (the mirror), first pro-spokesman for the question "Do we live without religion (s) better?" at the Third Bayreuther debate, had invited to the club VDCh
Academy of political-institutional conflict simulation (AKPIKS) illustrious guests. Critics of religion and religious supporters were in each case at a threesome. Each speaker was allowed to speak for eight minutes, with questions and there was no call.
This unfortunately led to the fact that the speeches were fairly static, little went the speakers each one. Nevertheless, the fact that the debate took place at all so appreciated Schmidt-Salomon, who describes himself not as an atheist, but as a "naturalist", schonmal a success: "Who would have thought that even a real official Archbishop voluntary public with criticism of religion ?. Deals, "he said in his speech, most Christians are none, he postulated;. If you take a query, the basic beliefs, would get approval ratings around thirty percent He then listed a series of crimes he representing a way or another to Christianity attributed anti-Semitism, war, exclusion of homosexuals ... Conclusion In his speech, however: Yes, without religion's can live better - but that applies to all, still a lot of information is needed (Does this mean that. it can be without this information at the moment maybe live with religion (s) very good?) Later in the conversation in a small group known the Chief Executive of Giordano Bruno Foundation differentiated: "Religions are the cultural treasures of mankind ', one had to just separate the meaningful from the inhuman. (Such a sentence and the debate would not hurt - and then engage with, what was the most sensible now, the attempt was made in the speech that is in vain.)
spoke on the opposite side of the Archbishop of Bamberg,
Ludwig Schick . He filled not entirely focused his speaking time to Christianity, he would not talk about religion in general, which is vague to him, but he represented Christianity and that it therefore also Jesus Christ in the middle. The bishop said the fact that Christ had revealed himself with a philanthropic god who bring healing and liberation of prisoners and use his influence for truth and justice. Schick argued that Christians had carried on the Greek and Roman culture in our time (Aha! Interesting! One wonders however why we are at school always told this story by way of the libraries in Muslim countries ...) and in kindergartens, schools, the entire social system do you see Christians, the good. Even Christians have died in concentration camps, have made opposition to Hitler, etc. Archbishop Conclusion nch six of eight minutes: Religion makes Fulfilling life and death.
Schmidt-Salomon approached with Mina Ahadi
, an exiled Iranian women, who once led him away from the real issue in her speech and theamtisierte especially their own life experience. The (politically-orchestrated) Islam in Iran have taken her to the man, her mother made lonely, rocky women ... The conclusion of the chairman of the Central Council of Ex-Muslims: "I hate religion!" It requires less patience and "misunderstood tolerance" toward religion, the criminal damage. (Well, it's the religions, or are there abusing criminal regime, the religion to justify do for her?)
On the side Friends of the religion was a devout Muslim woman as the second speaker's turn: The Islamic Studies
Rabeya Müller . .. (She was wearing a bandana, denied, however, for a discussion of the "K" question that these are externals Well, would the headscarf only an expression for it, then she would wear it no matter of religious conviction, which it did but apparently: On Headset touchdown they insisted on privacy and retired alone to her headscarf not to reveal to others.) Müller went (a little late in the debate) to Schmidt-Salomon and emphasized that the absence of religion would lead to the absence of violence . Finally, would also Atheists heinous crimes committed, just think of the Jacobins, Hitler and Stalin.
The final speeches: On the side of religious critics, of
Paul Schulz, who is known as "Hamburger Church rebel known. He read out a manifesto in which he called to him to get rid of foreign rule by gods and confronted the audience with his truth: "It helps you not a god - whether in Haiti or anywhere else." On the side of religion was the former Federal Minister Andrea Fischer
(Alliance 90/The Greens), supporter of the Initiative "religion" in Berlin, which is again concentrated on to tell about what religion for them personally in their lives mean: can receive and give love. She also made a point that they enter (as all speakers / inside the debate) for a separation of politics and religion. She had her own support that is here and there problems with her church, the Catholic, for example, go when it comes to marriage for homosexuals. But ultimately decide not to does not Church.
recorded for the well-attended and well organized event
Steffen Hahn of AKPIKS responsible, it was moderated by President VDCh
Tim Richter , who shared the sad fate of many presenters, the best prepared to be and to be able to say the least. The main auditorium of the Bayreuth University was well filled (one or the other debaters remembers the lecture hall: Topics delivery room at the DDM, 2007). The audience was diverse: In addition to many students were also many people of all ages from the Bayreuth people came. For the bishop seemed even a little "fan club" to have come, a lady asked his Excellency to the debate for an autograph.
