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Old 08-04-10, 03:16 AM   #11
joegrundman
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Originally Posted by Platapus View Post
Islam is a religion of peace as much as Christianity is a religion of love and tolerance.

In both there are factions that do the opposite of what the religion dictates. These individuals are called apostates and should not be used as a representation of the entire religion.
The third sentence is just not true, in either case. Unless when using the passive voice, you only mean that you specifically call them apostates.
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