[delphine]

States, not churches, are the most efficient mass murderers, by a long shot.

Very true, which is why it is imperative to keep these entities separate. Religion has only been dangerous when it has wielded state power (e.g. Saudi Wahhabism).

[No Left Turn]

Very true, which is why it is imperative to keep these entities separate. Religion has only been dangerous when it has wielded state power (e.g. Saudi Wahhabism).

Maybe so, but States don't need religion to conduct mass murder. And those that use religion to conduct muder oftentimes can't walk and chew gum at the same time, as demonstrated by Islamic regimes. They foment hatred in the name of religion, but so many resources are spent to contain and direct that hatred that all the Mideast Islamic states combined can't muster a military force to take on a country smaller than the state of New Jersey.