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Religion

trotsky

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2. Just like most religions, there is a wide range of opinion on beliefs and behaviors.

Reply to guillaumeb (Original post)

Thu Nov 7, 2019, 12:10 PM

Nov 2019

The problem is, the people who want to kill in the name of their god are exactly as justified by their holy scripture as the people who want to love others are.

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'Beyond the mosque': Seeing Islam's diversity reflected in worship spaces [View all] guillaumeb Nov 2019 OP

Hi guillaumeb - thank you for posting this. Pendrench Nov 2019 #1

Hi Tim. guillaumeb Nov 2019 #4

Hi Guill - I will check later today! Pendrench Nov 2019 #6

Just like most religions, there is a wide range of opinion on beliefs and behaviors. trotsky Nov 2019 #2

Hi trotsky - You bring up a very good point. Pendrench Nov 2019 #3

Some won't acknowledge that fact and prefer to be disingenuous Major Nikon Nov 2019 #14

More accurately, guillaumeb Nov 2019 #5

No, they don't "claim to find," they actually do. trotsky Nov 2019 #7

We both know that you insist on a literal interpretation of the Bible. guillaumeb Nov 2019 #11

No, I don't. You are utterly wrong and I've pointed it out to you numerous times. trotsky Nov 2019 #12

You just don't understand Major Nikon Nov 2019 #13

Areyou saying the justification is not edhopper Nov 2019 #8

He goes much, much farther than that. trotsky Nov 2019 #9

We shall see edhopper Nov 2019 #10

Some organized religions indoctrinate that exact narrative Major Nikon Nov 2019 #15

Hey now you can't blame this 100% on Satan. trotsky Nov 2019 #16

... Major Nikon Nov 2019 #17