[FoRK] " Atheists behind the greatest cruelty, says Pope"

[Tom Higgins]

On Dec 4, 2007 10:04 AM, Ian Andrew Bell <hello at ianbell.com> wrote:
> To suggest that religion was solely responsible for the deaths of the
> Natives of America is intellectually irresponsible.

I do not think it was as black and white as priests waging genocide on
the dirty natives, there is a lot of body count for greed and land
grabs...but in the name of God and Ruler (that order) was the dirty
work done. Sure you could ust as easily had it int he name of Horus or
Zeus of Odin...again we are talking about the class of things not the
parts.

The class of things that allows folks to subvert responsibility for
their actions to a "higher authority" (god, state, ism) is what seems
to be in play (part or whole)

As for the historic slipages you mentioned, I will go back to  my
sources and see where and what needs fixin. Unlike some here I am open
to being wrong, to quoting wrong info and being called on it, and to
learn from that.

That is what separates me from the True Believers ... thank Bob.


-tomhiggins