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Old 05-23-2013, 02:56 PM   #216
ernie
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother View Post
No I do.....
Well truth be told, i don't much like religion either as i find it unnecessary at best and at worst I find it is used far to easily as a cover/reason for a disgusting act. make no mistake, the conversations on this page don't actually have much to do with what is at the heart of the "offending" religions. I think the understanding has to be that these people are inflicting pain under the guise of religion when really it is politics at the heart of things.

That isn't to say religions can't do more as they can and should. But I don't believe for a second we get rid of terrorists by getting rid of religion or religious fervor becasue as someone mentioned the reason thsi exists is because they believe they are being oppressed or have been harmed etc by some certain group. Religion is just the blanket they like to wrap things up in. If it didn't exist they'd find another blanket (perhaps national identity fervor)
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