Chyros, on 23 Jul 2011, 20:41, said:
Without trying to offend though, people killing people in the name of religion should not be news at all. Religion is in fact the oldest justification of killing in the history of humanity.
I'd say we killed for survival, food or simply for fun long before we killed for religion.
Chyros, on 23 Jul 2011, 20:41, said:
Yes, he's giving a lot of people a bad name. But with only very few exceptions, the more religious people get, the more intolerant, closed-minded and violent they become.
Depends on what you mean by "More Religious". I see myself as very religious, yet the nature of my religious opinion prevents me from being intolerant, violent and close-minded.
Chyros, on 23 Jul 2011, 20:41, said:
This is not to say that his motivations were entirely religious in nature though. Politics played at least as important a part.
Indeed
Edited by SquigPie, 23 July 2011 - 19:30.