Re: The war on faith.
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Their religion thus isn't "exactly" the same, but they are presumably founded on the same premises -- the lunatic just interprets it to suit his preconceived hatred.
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All people take their morals and prejudices to their religion and interpret it to fit ( subconsciously, natch). Sure, mostly it's pretty benign but it doesn't mean somebody with a different interpretation is doing anything wrong, they merely disagree with anothers take on it.
In cases where people do make a choice about their religion, what causes them to pick one over the other? Can a person pick a religion that they disagree with it's moral tenet's as they see it presented ... that's an oxymoron .. a believer that doesn't believe.
Since there are thousands of religions and sects often based on the same sacred works, it's pretty hard to argue that one right and one is wrong. You get out what you put in.
That doesn't leave religion not-guilty, the necessity to suspend rationality ( or we'd all have the same religion) IS the cause, not any specific interpretation. Terrorists are not lunatics and it's a big error to make thinking so.
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