you mean the books don't teach that. the bible, the koran--they don't teach murder or that their faith is better than all others. i'm sure they were concocted by ostensibly decent people who, for whatever reason, needed to believe that the human race had a greater purpose.
these books and...
laws, since you cannot have religion without people, i'm afraid your question is unanswerable. people created religion. people practice religion. people continue to create religions that suit them. some are harmless, some are harmful.
my idiocy is not open to debate here. boy, some people are seriously deficient in discussion skills. i was hoping i would find some intelligent, adult insight here.
i do not denounce organized religion based on a single incident--i denounce it based on its entire history. i denounce it...
of course, there are all kinds of people who murder their daughters/sons/neighbors/etc. but i'm concerned with here is murder in the name of God and the fact that these incidents have gone on (quite publicly) seemingly unchallenged and for so long. what is the punishment? are the peaceful too...
it's no secret that money and religion are the oldest evils in the world and the main reasons for the total histories of war, murder, and political corruption. but though want of money may be inherent, religious belief is a cycle that is continued via parenting. it is passed on by the...