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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 6:19 pm
Politics can be a religion too. But religion is inherently divisive. I is our species anthropomorphic way of slapping a label on ourselves to make ourselves feel special. The problem in doing this, while it may create safety in numbers, it also creates "in group" vs "out group".
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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 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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