The bloody clashes between Sikh sects reminds us once again of the intimate bond between religion and violence. It seems to take only the tiniest doctrinal differences to produce bloodshed. My favorite headline from 2008 was CHRISTIANS BRAWL AT JESUS' TOMB, citing a donnybrook between Armenian and Greek Orthodox priests.
People often marvel at the fact that, despite the nonviolent teachings of their founder, Christians never seem to tire of slaughter. Catholics all over Europe have killed Protestants by the...
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