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In reply to the discussion: Saying Islam has nothing to do with the Paris attacks... [View all]el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)The problem we run into here is that there is a while list of things that Islams or Christians believe - obviously many Christian Posters at DU for example would have terribly different interpretations of what Chrisianity is all about compared to say Pat Robertson or William Phelps.
My point is more that if you have an experience with God or Allah or the Divine - and you feel that a certain faith is right for you - it is more difficult to separate yourself from it. If you are an atheist than that conflict doesn't really exist - there's nothing up there to communicate with, so you can just pick a church that suits your focus. But it's more complicated if you do believe there's something up there; which is why religious tolerance within reason is a good thing, in my mind.
Bryant