Dimosthimise

Whether you love it or hate it, there is no denying that religion throughout history has been the cause for some pretty messed up stuff - war, genocide, discrimination, slavery, [insert bad thing here], etc. - you get the idea. However, arguments can be made that many of these negatives instead are the result of political and economic motives, rather than religious. Religion was simply used at the time as a justification for said horrible acts (and it could be argued that if religion wasn't usable as an excuse, the political leaders of the time would have found another reason to pin it on). Regional religious conflicts in parts of the Middle East and Africa can be view as more cultural conflicts as a whole rather than religious.These causes can get especially murky going back past 500 years ago or so, when political leaders and religious leaders were often one and the same. A famous example of a bad thing religion has caused were the Crusades in the Middle Ages. While done in the name of religion and "taking back the Holy Land from the heathens", there were far more concrete political and economic reasons for the wars (freeing up land trade routes to the East, etc.). What do you think is the role of religion in many of these situations? Is it the major cause for people to go and commit such horrid acts? Or rather is it simply a justification for said acts, done with ulterior motives by political leaders of the time? Granted, there are good examples of each, but in a global, overarching historical context, does religion as a whole deserve the blame that it receives?

Idc which person you put it on

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I put a bomb in your bomb disarming supplies, so if you try to disarm the bomb, the bombs in your anti-bombs will go off.

I feel unloved :(

I think you just addressed the explanation right there - if you're having a conversation with that long of an interval between messages, it is complete reasonable that she got up from her computer to do something else. This happens with me all the time, even with my girlfriend - it isn't a sign that she doesn't like you, it's just a result of her doing stuff.

And it will remain missed. Don't worry. I'm sure someone will want to make you their VP. Run with me Tabt, and together we can bring a new era of oppression, tyranny, and cookies to this fine Sal's Realm.

Vote for Dimos, get free cookies. I mean, you can't go wrong. Everyone else might as well step down now.

Nah West Coast is where it is at. Except California, which is like most of the West Coast. Just Seattle really. Seattle's awesome.

your rs status says retired And now I'm back in retirement. I should really be in the Entropic Runescape Activity Party.

Why Soviet??? that's classified.

sobend - that's none of your business you nosy git. your great-great-great aunt wants you to eat more potatoes though. lots more potatoes. like nothing but potatoes. you should quit your job and become a potato farmer. your life shall be potatoes. you should get a pet potato. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato reepicheep - your great grandfather is doing fine, although he just lost a huge bet, and lost a lot of ghost money. he asked if you could help him out a bit, but i went ahead and told him you didnt have any ghost money, so he should leave you alone. he says you should get a pet komatiite rock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komatiite

Why am I in the non-rs section, I mean I got 99 slayer just today.

I heard Automatons w/ lobs are super OP Very OP. Zammy Warpriest 'cause I'm cheap. Random level of 85 Construction: And then the big one: I'm going back into RS retirement now, be back in the summer. ~Dimos

I'm running on a platform of anti-freedom, pro-oppression. Just what Sal's needs. Dimos 2014.

You're trying to split his votes to prevent his rightful victory, darnded gerrymanderer! I don't think that's what gerrymandering is.