Money and land as an excuse to kill has killed as effectively if not more than any other excuse. Why was the genocide of the Native Americans perpetrated? It certainly had everything to do with what was perceived as a rich place to put their stuff, no? Because the Catholic Church commits atrocities against the people with regard to anything, i agree its wrong completely and if there is a hell i hope the first in line are the fundamentalist few who cause harm in Gods name. American politicians let how many die from aids because it was considered a good way to clean up the homosexual and addict problem? Ronald Reagan died a hero here as he intentionally allowed and encouraged this? As he colluded with the Catholic Church for political gain? For what ever excuse is used to justify bad behavior, religious or otherwise, isn't greed at heart?
I think that many things are silly or deranged in this world, yet i usually know deep within that i don't get to pronounce those titles though without being judgmental. Deranged meaning crazy is sometimes a legit to call other times its a "this is out of my experience" and there for i am not accepting it. There are many things i agree with you about, the basic difference to me being that i don't feel i have the right to judge other peoples experience. i sometimes wonder, if when people want to seek out information to support their view it isn't too easy to ignore what doesn't.