i meant there was something deeper as in society deludes itself and is in a moral panic over drugs. society isn't just angry at hooligans on drugs, it's a battle against pleasure amongst other interpretations (depending on person, culture, context)
But some of the attitudes people on BL got towards christianity are really ironic, becuz the intense hate for any and all religion but ESPECIALLY, specifically christianity, is so strong that its just as bad as the fear and hate of religious extremist who caused the things that been done in the name of religion over time
i understand that religion has positives. i believe that sociologically/historically the ultimate source of religion is the psychedelic experience (1000s years ago). i'm way out there with mckenna there. we still keep holidays (social behavioral patterns) going from our experiences with certain "entities" etc, things make sense from that perspective imo. due to the many testimonies, i'm sure religion has helped many to be happy as well. religion is just like any other delusion / false hope that can keep you happy, and should be treated as such
but i completely understand the negative attitude toward religion, and it's quite warranted. for example, you can't expect someone to grow up in an excessively religious culture, become severely damaged by one's internal struggles all relating to things that make absolutely no sense (religion IMO was partly a way to come up with words for concepts we had no words for yet, no "physical" or "scientific" words for), be unable to ever be happy and experience trauma to an abnormal extent, for that sort of person to simply accept the way religion is and has been
i'm not even going to go into the extent of suffering caused by religion as a "meme virus", directly or indirectly, over history... everyone knows about things like religious wars, the social systems when religion was our guiding force, the social beliefs that can logically stem from religious thinking, killing infidels, etc. individually living in central midwest, i know too many people who have torn themselves apart over religion itself and went through as much distress as i see/feel in, for example, withdrawal (chronically... as norm)
so, when i see a burnt down church, i see something possibly more than just hooligans. and that sort of message should be taken seriously, because religion is that serious. i'd prefer to see a burnt church than a built one, even if it symbolizes positive things for many people
still, "if i was king" i'd reimburse this church
there are better ways to increase awareness
in the end, religion basically looks like child abuse to me. it doesn't look healthy for us psychologically. particularly its sexual repression but much more if we want an intellectual debate about it. so i'm always for expanding awareness about this... even if the message is negative, sometimes society does some pretty negative shit and its source needs to be addressed
p.s. i'm being anti religion doesn't mean i can't appreciate and understand ICP's "miracles"

and i understand religion has been a medium of artistic expression etc, and there's plenty of positives. but if it continues, its negatives will continue. we can admire it as a part of our history if we get past the "social opium addiction"
that aint no different than some bigoted-ass christian bein like "thank god those druggie scum bags got arrested!"
we aren't putting christians in jail. it's quite different