Reply #53: I did not say that. Don't put words in my mouth.

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I stated that Islam allows and promises to reward suicide in certain circumstances while Christianity always forbids it. That is a fact. Not all religions teach the same thing. Personally, I find the one extreme as objectionable as the other. There are extreme times when suicide is reasonable. I'd rather kill myself than cause a loved one to die or suffer a painful, fatal disease. In Christianity, that is not allowed because suffering makes the believer holy.

That comparison is an accurate description of their respective dogmas. I don't need to qualify that by reassuring everyone that I am just as critical of Christianity. IF the evidence had been that one religion was substantially more ethical or moral than the other, then that would be a fact. In this case each is slightly better or worse than the other on specific details, but ultimately they are both pretty bad if examined without preconception.

The Tiller murderer and the 9/11 hijackers are two sides of the same coin. Each believes without any real reason to do that what they do is right. Not because it will end suffering or advance the human condition, but because their bronze age, sociopathic god says so.

Again, we have freedom of religion in this country, so there is no real basis to object to the mosque being built where they want. That does not mean people have to like it. And yeah, we do know what the hijackers were thinking. The circumstantial evidence makes it pretty clear.