Quote Originally Posted by bipper
Let us remember that things were also more barbaric in nature than it is now. Now we fight with facts, and attack ones beliefs, instead of running a solid mass through them. I say that these instances, when religon is used as grounds for a war, is a kick in Jesus's face; as we would both agree, they totally take the teachings of Jesus out of context.
That's quite true.

Quote Originally Posted by Raistlin
All "extremists" have the same fundamental problem: irrationality. Whether they be Christian, atheist, or whatever. So, to do away with these problems, we must try to stop people from being stupid (good luck).

The only reason religion is involved is because irrationality is also a fundamental premise of religion. Therefore, if irrationality were done away with (or even just limited), then religion would also go away (or limited).
Again, I agree.