"Sander deWaal" wrote in message
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"Michael McKelvy" said:

Believing in God, Allah or whatever deity scares me.
Religion changes people into racists and intolerant dogmatics.

Martin Luther King was a racist?

Of course there are exceptions.
I was generalizing, which is in general (....) a bad thing.
However, the majority of Christians (or Moslims, whatever) are just a
mindless herd, following "leaders" that take advantage of their
position. Kind of like politicians.

You're right, I dislike both.

I'm not sure I agree with the assessment that the majority are a mindless
herd.
IME Christians tend to be more non-chalant about their faith. There are
people who attend church every week and then go home and live their lives
with a nod and a wink towards their faith, and then there are those who
believe absolutely, IME they are the minority.

I can's speak to the way Muslims treat their faith here since I don't know
many. The ones I've met tend to be glad to be away from the extremist in
their home country.