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Originally Posted by Ugly Bastard
Repug,
How is hating brown people anymore efficient or fair than hating extremist Christians? The reasons the brown people want to blow us up are all religion based. This world would be a much more safer place to live if people weren't stupid enough to buy into religion. (Actually you could argue it would be a much more dangerous place to live since religion gives people's lives meaning).
Tell me if I'm wrong though that; on the whole, athiests and agnostics (relative to their population representation in the world) are responsible for far fewer wars and conflicts than the Christians.
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First off I'm not even sure what an extremist Christian is. Is this somebody who is anti gay, ant abortion? Someone who believes Christ is coming back? And are we talking about American Christians or South east Asia Christians? Don't underestimate how much of a role culture and geographical location plays in people's behavior.
Also, how are we defining a Christian? Are we talking about somebody who is a Christian based on their actions and whether or not those actions are considered "good" by the new testament standards, or a Christian based on they say they're a Christian? I mean I could sit here and tell you I'm a serial killer. I could go to serial killer conventions and hang serial killer posters on my wall, but unless I'm actually out killing people on a regular basis I'm not really a serial killer I'm a poser.
From my understanding your labeling of "extreme" Christians seems to be the very rigid types who on top of that are very judgemental and look down on others. But of course one of the main teachings of Jesus was to not judge others, and to love your enemy and treat your neighbor as you would like to be treated...So I suppose they're just posers too.
As far as your war question though, I think you're living in the past. While Christianity has (sadly) been used to wage wars this was all a long time ago, back in a day of age when people were still somewhat barbaric in my opinion. Now-a-days I don't think there are very many "real" Christians left, but the ones who I think you're talking about hating are more of an annoyance than anything else, whereas the "brown people" as you refer to them, the "extreme" kind are not just an annoyance, they're a danger to your life.
I mean really, do you want to hate on a republican bigot who hates faggots, or a Allah chanting Islamic militant who screams death to America and is all for capturing and beheading innocent people? While one is annoying and ignorant the other is downright dangerous, and if given the chance would either convert your ass or saw your head off. You can live with one, you can't with the other. Therefore I say the latter is more deserving of your hate, hate which I still discourage.
...Would the world be safer without religion? Sadly yes. Smart and immoral) men manipulate dumb men with religion. But I don't believe it's religion that's the problem, it's man. I don't believe the world would see any less violence if everyone was athiest or agnostic, man would just find another tool to use against his peers.
Frankly MOST governments are secular these days and there is still plenty of fighting.