Quote Originally Posted by Lyle
Quote Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing
And what effect do religious nutjobs have on American policy?
I am just saying that all religious people don't act as bad as you believe: Martin Luther King Jr., Dali Lama, Mother Teresa, etc.

However there have been zealots (an actual name for an early sect of Christianity...the Zealots) in many religious positions and for many different religions. Look up the Borgia Pope....perfect example of a power hungry nutjob.....there are plenty of Popes that were evil, but I am 100% sure they are matched by Muslim Imams and Ayatollahs

My view on religion is not focused on just the United States.


USALOVESTHEKLITCHKOS, my uncle was living in Paris at the time of those "huge riots" and not to refute your claims of rioting but the KIND of rioting that was going on was different than what got coverage. The people were rioting over MAYBE having to work to keep their jobs (you can't get fired in France) and the possibility that the work week might extend past 30 hours. Were muslims involved in the rioting? Yeah I guess, but it wasn't to take down the government or anything.
Picking three well-known nice people to show how religion affects the US really isn't answering the question, is it? Especially as only one of them is even American.

MLK isn't a good example either. The US establishment turned against him and most of their support came from southern white religious folks. The southern churches didn't want anything to do with race reform.

But how does religion actually affect US policy, especially towards the rest of the world?