• zephorah@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    Religion is irrational, scary, and often violent. It’s a piece of why there’s never peace in the Middle East. I wish I could be as flippant as the rest of you about this.

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      4 days ago

      Its a piece of why there’s never peace in the Middle East.

      There are long periods of piece in the Middle East. It’s racist to think otherwise. The current borders are absolute garbage due to “outside circumstances.” Iraq barely has access to the sea…

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        I’m not talking race, but religion. And yes, I don’t think ANY of the Abrahamic religions are a good and equitable basis for government. I firmly believe in separation of church and state.

        Practice whatever you like. My rancor is for instilling any of those practices in government. I weep for the women in Iran. No one should be forced, and they are forced, to live like that.