I'm confused about the American Republican party

[FireIceTalon]

The ironic thing is that the countries they go to war with have the same level of backward religious conservatism as they have......only difference is the name of who they worship.
(o yes and of course that besides god the republicans also worship money)

Yep. And for as much as I bash America and its backward ass values, Iran isn't safe from my scrutiny either. They are just as tyrannical and anti-Socialist and anti-human in general as America is. The only difference between the two, is that Iran portrays all Americans as being Capitalist, imperialist greedy pigs (when in fact a substantial number of us deplore the actions of the US government, for a variety of reasons), and that we portray all Iranians as being Muslim Extremists hell bent on the destruction of the West. They are two sides of the same coin.

The world would be a much better place without religion in general. I think Marx once said something like "the abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is required for them to realize their real happiness" -- And given the material circumstances regarding the history of religion, I would have to concur. My Atheism is due to scientific reasons and the lack of empirical evidence that proves a deity exists, which is part of Materialist philosophy, but also for social and historic purposes.