[AnalogReigns]

For the record, I'm an evangelical Christian, and not a dispensationalist. Most evangelicals of all stripes are though, and the largest Protestant denomination in America is (the Southern Baptists) and these people do not fit the category of "nutball" regardless of what this atheist thinks...

Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Moa, Pol Pot, the most murderous leaders of all time (by a factor of what, 100 X???) were all atheists, correct?

[weikel]

Hitler was not an Athiest. Mussolinni does not belong in the same category as the others.

[Cold Heat]

I did not read all of JR's article, his words generally make me too angry but the premise that religion starts conflict and war is real.IMHO.

Since we have a democracy(representative republic actually) we change our leadership often enough to slow the debates and conflicts and give time for compromises.

Religions, on the other hand are more stagnent and prone to collecting power at the top and not changing. This is evident by the backlash of churches in the protestant religion (for example) who are severing their ties with the mother churches because of disagreements with the political views of the leaders of such churches.(hit them where it hurts, in the wallet)

That is what propted me to post on this thread, since it is a sore spot with me. (I digress) Now that I have totally lost my train of thought, I will quit! :-)