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Nov 18 08 2:19 PM

^ And that is the reason most people have problems with "religion." I understand that not all people are perfect and can live up to the ideal of Christianity (or any religion), but the blatant contradictions and, really, venom that some people display are what bring about the 'religion as a weapon' mentality that turns a lot of people away from religion.

Another thing is that many Christians don't want to be challenged. I have a friend who is Christian and told me she was praying in regards to Obama getting elected. I asked why, and she said she believes leaders are appointed by God so she is trusting God in this. I then asked her, if that's true, what gave us the right to evict Saddam Hussein as a leader and execute him (I knew she was pro-war). She then said it was a good question and she'd have to research why and get back to me. In other words, she held the believe, didn't know why, and was then going to find something to back her belief. LAME! And actually, she has never gotten back to me

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