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cpwm17

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7. Yes that's true about those religions.

Reply to Yorktown (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 6, 2015, 09:50 PM

Feb 2015

They give people excuses to do evil, though only these criminals are responsible for their bad behavior.

Unfortunately Sam Harris condones violence also, so religion is just one excuse among many selfish excuses for evil.

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Lovely...Boko Haram Follows ISIS Lead - Burns Civilians Alive. [View all] Rhinodawg Feb 2015 OP

The Motherload of bad ideas. Rhinodawg Feb 2015 #1

Sam Harris did say the words exceeded his thoughts Yorktown Feb 2015 #6

Yes that's true about those religions. cpwm17 Feb 2015 #7

True. The condoning of torture by Harris was weird. Yorktown Feb 2015 #8

Thanks to Fox embedding the entire 23 minute Jordanian pilot video ISIS was able to spread their message Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #2

We had someone here who complained he had personally linked to it at 3 social media sites... Hekate Feb 2015 #4

Damage has been done, all the other RW media in America then posted the embedded video, as did ISIS. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #5

They might bring back the horrific practice of Necklacing if this keeps up Hekate Feb 2015 #3

Wikipedia entry for your "news source", Channel 7 whatchamacallit Feb 2015 #9