The result was keep. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:21, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
There is no solid referenced definition of what "religious abuse" is. One person's abuse is another's use. Is it abuse of religion to stand in a pulpit and tell congregants that unrepentant sinners are doomed to an awful eternity in Hell, or is that (as implied in the unreferenced lead of this article) abuse? Who tells it's one or the other? Similarly, it is considered a religious abuse to use your religion for politics or secular ends? Really, is the Roman Catholic Church's anti-abortion and anti-capital punishment stances, which seek to change secular law, an abuse of the religion, or merely living (or using) it? Any violent initiation rites are contended to be an abuse of religion - thus, are those religions that practice circumcision abusive per se? Continuing to read the drivel in the article, one finds that one can abuse religion even with the best of intention (where most ought think that abusers should at least know they're doing wrong), such as convincing someone's mom to leave hospital and put her health in God's hands through prayer. Frankly, this article is unsalvageable. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 20:18, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]