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Originally Posted by sailaway21
Name a single religous order that has persecuted anyone or any group in western civilization. .
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Actually, my mother used to have stones aimed at her Catholic head here in Toronto on "Orangeman's Day", July 12. That was back in the '40s.
The Vatican's silence has been seen as a form of collaboration with Fascism that deepened the horror of the Jewish Holocaust. That was also in the '40s.
The Irish have already been mentioned.
I personally saw a great deal of prejudice against Muslims in France. That was in the '80s.
I know that Wiccans have lost jobs, endured property damage and have had children seized after being deemed "unfit" due to their religious beliefs. That was...oh, wait, it's current events.
If your deity considered his/her/its adherents "special" or "correct", then it follows that others must be less than special and manifestly incorrect. It's a short step from pity to hatred either way.