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Yee haw!!! One of the local churches at my location is gonna have a book burnin'!!!
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The_Evil_Lord: [QB] [QUOTE]You want to outlaw religion because of some perceived danger it presents? OK, how 'bout we outlaw all displays of communistic and socialistic beliefs, too. They've been responsible for [b]nearly a hundred million deaths in this century alone[/b], FAR more than you could possibly blame on any religion. Heck, I doubt that all religions combined have caused that many deaths throughout all of history.[/QUOTE] The world's population has increased exponentially during the last two, three centuries. Just imagine how many deaths 'all religions combined' would have caused, had the atrocities taken place more recently. But then, it doesn't matter [b]how many[/b] people died, the fact [b]that[/b] they died is more important. I despise the religious intolerance christianity and its zealously dedicated followers have (and still are) displayed. Of course, that was a generalisation. Just like you did when you claimed that the [i]communistic and socialistic beliefs[/i], were responsible for the greatest loss in human lives. [QUOTE]HATRED of religion (in general or in specificity) has been a fundamental aspect of the beliefs of the three greatest murderers of the century: Stalin, Mao, and Hitler. When was the last time you heard about [b]a bunch of Christians getting together and killing a few million people[/b]? Oh, wait. It's never happened, by definition.[/QUOTE] I suggest you start catching up on history. Hitler himself, as has been pointed out many times already, was Christian. His hate was directed against the Jewish [b]people[/b] (among other scapegoats), not their religious conviction. Stalin could care less about [b]what[/b] you believed in, as long as you were a (to use one of your terms) Commie. That was all that really mattered to him. When was the last time you heard about [b]a bunch of Christians getting together and killing a few million people[/b]? Oh, I don't know, I'd say the [i]entire period[/i] between 500 and 1500 A.C. - also known as the Dark Ages. Burning down the church in question would be a hypocritical thing to do. Bulldozing it, however, might be viewed as urban renewal. Likewise the elimination of certain extremely bigoted social elements. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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