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In Reply to: The power of religion posted by michael sullivan on December 11, 1998 at 10:50:15:

I do agree that religion CAN be a dangerous thing. It becomes dangerous when a certain religion (as in the Inquisition) feels that it must "change" or "convert" others. Its dangerous to see your religion as the ultimate right choice. This can bring about wars (Crusades, Israel-Plastine) and other dangerous ways. Its strange to suggest to a supposed (Christian) religion that believes you, should do on to others as your should do unto yourself, that through out history it has continued to defy its own scared text; The Bible. It seems that some religions began to work on gaining more and more people to there sect..feeling in some way that the more people believe in something the more correct or right it is. I seem to remember people believing in Hitler but that doesn't mean that he was right. I'm not trying to put down religion, I just see the world as this: If one religion does not hurt others then I see nothing wrong with it, but when it starts crossing the line of its own beliefs and ideals then it becomes dangerous.

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