Mini! what a wonderful post. You know its a good thing AZthal isn't on Hive because you would have had your ear chewed off in excitment over the details of various Crusades... love our history in this house.

I heard a very interesting quote about 2 months ago... it was someone who was discussing what religion was the "correct" religion and worth fighting to the death for. He said quite simply there are three broad possibilites... either ALL religions are correct and everyone really IS worshiping the same god and god is a broader category, NO religions are correct and God/s are fairy tales that go with the tooth fairy and bedtime stories. OR the other option that of ALL the religions on the earth only 1 tiny little religion is the right one and EVERYONE else is wrong..

Given the revisions to all the religions and wars INSIDE each religion that broadens the discussion again. Council of Nicea, deciding what was IN the bible and what was OUT of the bible being a fairly good example. The versions of just Christianity accross the ages and current day are huge and that is only ONE .

he then went into detail showing that the least likely one is that ONE religion is correct. leaving the idea that god is either a broader concept that religion itself or a fairy tale... I think it was a you tube video somewhere. very interesting...

i don't like the phrase... "you do you" but seriously... ive taken Mass in a Catholic church with friends.... ive been baptized Anglican, participated in Jewish AND Muslim celebrations with a friends family and a large number more. The idea that someone could think that i, or you, or anyone, deserve to die based on a religious upbringing and beliefs is just mental.