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[i]"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."[/i]

- Napoleon Bonaparte
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MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
Murdering in general.
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MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@SW-User If youre referring to the religions that dont discourage murdering then obviously the same can be said for the authors post. In that case there's not even a debate.
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MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@SW-User A religion is its people. If the people murders in the name of the religion then the religion is murderous.

However religions change along with people.
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MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@SW-User Certainly not. You felt like making a snide remark and I am making a retort. If you don't have the ammunition to back yourself up then so be it.
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MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@SW-User [quote]however it does not prevent nor hinder the "murdering" in this context colloquially used inferring any arbitrary killing[/quote]

Neither does it uniquely hinder any murdering of upper class members, since that's never how religions have worked. It prevents murder of all kinds, murdering in general, if people so wish to follow it. Hence my initial comment "Murdering in general." still stands.
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MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@SW-User Then that is due to social status, not religious beliefs. You're the one with flawed reasoning.
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