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Week 7 debate topic - Sectarianism and Dogma

It seems it is human nature to get attached to one form of group or another, whether it is for protection,  influence or thousands of other reasons, we like our groups.  Over time these groups have grown in size and power to the point where the members become followers.  I've argued that it is even taken on feudalistic properties.  Whether that is through religion or the state, the methodology may be different but the end result is the same.  Sectarianism occurs when the attachment to these groups becomes excessive and the dogma of these groups manifest into the authority that we witness today in the state and most organized religions of the world.

This weeks Debate Forum question:   

Should we be concerned about Sectarianism and Dogmatic authority and if so, why and how can we prevent it in the future?  Please outlined your thoughts on how we can address those concerns if you feel there are any that need addressing?

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1. Keep comments on topic.
2. No personal attacks, name calling or yelling.  
3. Be respectful, thoughtful and articulate with your thoughts and views.
4. Participants can ask questions but lets limit the discussion threads to three deep.  That means the individual can respond to the question posed and then the thread must stop.  
5. The post with the highest vote count will win the debate.  Highest   value will not be used to determine the winner but will naturally reward commenters who make excellent points.  That way everyone's   vote counts the same when it comes to the final prize.  I will break any ties.
6. Debate deadline is 10pm MST January 13, 2018.  At which point I will then tabulate the results and send the prize to the winner.
7. Curators are encourage to vote as well, giving higher percentage upvotes for well thought out and written responses, lower or no vote  for  anybody who breaks the rules or fails to articulate their    position.
8. Winner will receive all the SBD that I receive from this post,   complements of the curators who are participating and partially sponsored by @FullTimeGeek.  
9. Out of the winning post, the voter on the bottom of the list with 100% upvote will receive all the Steem from the debate post, to encourage more voting!
10. I am the moderator and as such I disqualify myself from winning.   My decisions are final. I will not tolerate covert or overt violence in this debate.  Please keep it respectful and on topic.
11. For this debate, I will disqualify those who fail to follow the spirit of the debate.

The spirit of this contest is to engage the readers with thoughtful debate and to explore ideas that are not commonly made available to the average Jane and Joe.  I also want to see if this is a good way to get low steem users participating and being rewarded with steem to help them build influence on this platform.  Readers are reminded that all comments are the opinions of those who are posting and as such it is   your responsibility to do your own research and make up your own mind on these topics.  There is no write or wrong answer.  Let us  debate  this  issue with respect, honour, dignity, heart and intelligence.   

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