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[Shredr]

And I agree about gays and others being persecuted in the name of the Bible.

Unfortunately, I think it goes deeper than just that, though. Religion is an answer to unknown and unknowable questions. People are inherently afraid of what they don't know, or what's different. If modern Christianity weren't preaching intollerance (and in a lot of way it is), there would probably be a different answer to the fear question.

the irony is that the teachings of Christ were the exact opposite of what so many "Christians" subscribe to today. Christ taught forgiveness, loving thy neighbor. Modern Christianity seems to have lost the true lessons and reverted to the more fear-based teachings of the Old Testament.