# Violent Religious Intolerance for Mundane Actions

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 8, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violent-religious-intolerance-for-mundane-actions/524162 "2010-01-08T15:03:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violent-religious-intolerance-for-mundane-actions/524162/24 "2010-01-08T22:34:32Z")

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> [@pan1](#):
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> How can anyone even claim to understand how a Christian, from a religion that preaches turning the other cheek and peace, can use religion to defend killing anyone?

Oh, please. The alleged peacefulness of Christianity has never gone beyond empty claims. It has enthusiastically called for and indulged in slaughter.

> [@Could $30,000 a year prevent one crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-30-000-a-year-prevent-one-crime/524192/33):
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> Islam is very clear about what to do, how to do it and what to do to those who don’t and violence is a big part of it.

Just like Christianity has always been.

Ruthlessness, intolerance, willful ignorance, aggression and brutality are intrinsic to the worldview of both religions; I see little to choose between them. By nature, both will always be a plague upon the world; an all consuming, all destroying cancer.

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