How Fundamentalist Religion Is Destroying the World

AlterNet by Frank Schaeffer | Jul. 7, 2011 (Opinion)
The deluded religious belief that any people or nation or church is a "chosen" people is the root of almost all our troubles.

The earth bursts with life. Far right exclusionary religion bursts with death. If there is a creator of life He/She/It must hate fundamentalist religion.

The countries in the world that are the most fundamentalist and religious, and/or those whose identity is most religion-based, are the world's greatest troublemakers. Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the USA, Vatican City and the state of Israel come to mind. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Religion
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 7, 2011 - 12:34 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Randy Morrow (review), Warrior Wheatman (review), Chris Finnie (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jul 7, 2011 - 12:47 PM PDT

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Chris Finnie
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 by Chris Finnie - Jul. 9, 2011

If I didn't already agree with the author, I doubt I would after reading this. He really offers no proof for any of his contentions.

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Warrior Wheatman
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 by Warrior Wheatman - Jul. 8, 2011

Hat off to FRANK SCHAEFFER please. His critiquic is not about divinity but about the tribal mindsets that threathen our future and the world.

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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Jul. 7, 2011

The countries in the world that are the most fundamentalist and religious, and/or those whose identity is most religion-based, are the world’s greatest troublemakers. ... More »

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 8, 2011

Schaeffer speaks iconoclastic truths that are seldom published, even by small media channels such as Alternet. We should cherish diversity in life and beliefs. Darwinian survival of those with the most military brutality and selfishness forebodes a dismal future for mother earth. Peace.

The religions and tribalism of those who threaten the world the most – Iran, the state of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, the Vatican and the More »

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