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Jon, the problem is that mutual respect for religious belief has allowed people to get away with way too much in the name of religion. Furthermore, religion is constantly trying to expand its influence -- that's what it's designed for. Religions are cultural memes which evolve similarly to natural organisms in that the ones most likely to reproduce become more prolific. The successful ones which become major religions are the ones which tell their followers to aggressively spread their beliefs. If nobody speaks up equally vocally in opposition to the bullshit, you end up with a Saudi Arabia or a Texas.
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"No matter what unconscionable thing I do to them, they just thank Me for not doing something even worse." - God
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