By Barry Bateman
A city band's music concert calling for "freedom from religion" is set to rock the pious and ruffle some religious feathers on July 7.
The 777 Rock Against Religion show, featuring seven of South Africa's "most outspoken rock and metal" acts is organised by local trio Architecture Of Aggression. It has already angered some Christians who have made their voices heard on the band's website.
Brothers Anton and Van Alberts and William Bishop say the concert would be a "a peaceful protest against the injustices caused in the name of religion against people of different faiths or the non-religious".
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Anton said: "We want to bring to people's attention all the atrocities committed in the name of religion."
In the band's 777 statement it said "religion served a purpose to our distant ancestors in many different, subtle and even useful manners".
"It helped explain 'mysteries' such us the seasonal cycles, creation and where storms come from.
"It also stimulated the imaginations of early humans with stories of great gods and miracles.
"It also served as a useful tool in early civilisations and among nomad tribes, where circumcision could prevent disease in the male population, where eating the wrong animals could lead to infection by parasites and worse. But we have no more need for these controls," it read.
Humanity now had intelligent ideas and understanding of how the universe functioned and possibly how it came into being as well, the statement said. "There is no need for religious dogmatism in our modern, educated, reasoning society any more.
"It is not only redundant but extremely limiting to us as a species. There will always be a place for it, as there will always be a place for the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny," it said.
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