...Doesn't religion do wonderful things for the world?
Rede, I presume you are being sarcastic.
Yes, you are quite right, I used sarcasm as a device to highlight the contrast between the words and deeds of some of the worlds foulest hypocrites, and the attrocities perpetrated in the name of God. These people are fully deserving of rebuke, be it by way of sarcasm or otherwise - but in case you missed the point, let me rephrase it in a non-sarcastic form: -
Religion does terrible things to the world.
The 'generalizations' to which you refer are false stereotypes. "Religion does terrible things to the world" is neither generalization nor stereotyping - it's fact. Furthermore, in it's original (sarcastic form) it bears particular relevance to the post in which it appeared.
I have to say, I find your moralizing tone distasteful. I have thus far succeeded in steering a course around your posts, and trust that we'll have the foresight and wisdom to curtail our exchanges forthwith.
