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Well it ain't working now is it? Look at Manchester for the most recent

example. This moron likely believed that he was fighting to the good fight for Allah. Certainly the 9/11 terrorists thought so. Missionaries helped destroy the Hawaiian culture. The Catholic Church's excesses are legion. The disputes in the Middle East between the Shiites and Sunnis are well documented. Everybody seems to have a beef with the Jews. Check out the battles between the Muslims and Hindus.

The list goes on. These are all examples of religious conflict; my mythical book is the truth and yours isn't. In what world do you think we're living that religion is making it better? Only when people have thrown off dogma has progress been made.

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Posted: 05/24/2017 at 12:28AM

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