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Originally Posted by bloodmack
I think its so sad that people use religion as an excuse to do these things. I am not a religious person myself, but if i was, I'd definitely be thinking that my god would not want me representing faith in him by sacrificing another or myself. Hell, you shouldn't even need a book or a person to even tell you that it is just plain wrong.
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Sadly that's exactly what Abraham was asked to do to his own son Isaac.
The harsh reality is that people use religion to manipulate others. The common people see religion as true, the wise as false, and the rulers, useful.
Of course, you have idiots completely blinded by faith and do irrational things such as faith healing, child exorcism, picking creationism over evolution, refraining from blood transfusion even in critical situations, you name it. It's not just an excuse, there are people out there who truly believe in the nonsense, just like fortune-tellers, astrology.