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Why do "religions" often lead to violence?

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Why do "religions" often lead to violence?
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RE: Why do "religions" often lead to violence?
January 27, 2013 at 5:49 pm (This post was last modified: January 27, 2013 at 5:53 pm by Confused Ape.)
I think that it's fanaticism which leads to violence and it's not confined to religion. The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia were Communists and their fanaticism resulted in genocide.

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Why do "religions" often lead to violence?

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Why do "religions" often lead to violence? - by RichardP - January 27, 2013 at 5:24 pm
RE: Why do "religions" often lead to violence? - by Confused Ape - January 27, 2013 at 5:49 pm
RE: Why do "religions" often lead to violence? - by RichardP - January 27, 2013 at 6:39 pm
RE: Why do "religions" often lead to violence? - by Brian37 - January 27, 2013 at 6:19 pm
RE: Why do "religions" often lead to violence? - by RichardP - January 27, 2013 at 7:54 pm
RE: Why do "religions" often lead to violence? - by catfish - January 27, 2013 at 10:49 pm

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