Question for Samantha on religion in the US? (was Re: [extropy-chat] Original Sin was Bioethics Essay)

[Brett Paatsch]

Samantha Atkins wrote:

> Knowledge never was a sin in Christianity to the best of my  
> experience and knowledge of it.   Let's stop speaking as if it were  
> unless someone has something a lot more authoritative than a  

> ....  The work of reaching some  Christians is difficult enough
> without making things up that make it harder.

I agree. 

Btw: have you developed your idea of a transhuman religion
any? I'd be particularly interested in seeing how the legal 
aspects of founding it would work if you tried to found it
in some particular state within the US such as perhaps the
one where you currently live or plan to settle. If you want
to check out the legal aspect of that I'd be happy take a
look at it with you as a way of learning how a religion is 
established and dealt with by the current law of the US,
together.  

Don't wait to long though or I'll have to rescind the offer,
and this offer from me, isn't open to everyone, it is specific
to you. (ie. You'd have to make the running on it though just
like the Avantguardian wrote his essay, and so its *his* essay).

I *think* the exercise at looking at how religion fits into the
legal structure in the US might be of interest to others on
this list. 

Regards,
Brett Paatsch