Is a religious nation deadlier than one that isn't. That is one question that is hard to answer. I truly believe that we have never seen a country that did not have the basis of religion backing its problems and solutions. I do agree that a religious nation is one of the most poisoned and corrupted nations there could be.

As we have seen from the past, nations that did as the church commanded killed millions of people for witchcraft. Not just women, but men as well. It was also for political and financial gain. When someone was accused and killed because of witchcraft, the victims family had to pay for everything, the inquisitor, the executioner, the priest....it goes on. Hitler is another good example. His nation was to be free of Jewish people no matter if it was their belief or their grandparents.....Holocaust. Iran you can suck it, it happened.

I guess it would be unfair to leave the multiple deity religions out. But most of the wars Before Common Era were done to gain land and wealth, not totally because of religion. Not saying that was every conquest. Hence why the Norse and Ancient Celtic traditions are similar. But the religions and traditions still survived. As we have seen with the Romans, conquests for land and wealth could be just and deadly. For the countries they took they made slaves out of them.

I must agree with Dan Brown in the Da Vinci Code "as long as there has been one god, there has been killings in his name."

The biggest misconception is that the United States was founded on christianity. I am sorry but religious freedom was. Its in the constitution. It says "We the People", not we the butt kissers of christ. The Pilgrims did not want to be persecuted for their beliefs. This brings me to another question. Why is there such a stink about the different christan religions?! By the Goddess.....

Africa, there is another country who hunts witches when they are unable to determine what caused someones death, bad crops, or a sickly child. 100% of the time the person is really not a witch. A few years back, in England, a child, a little girl was killed by her aunt because they suspected her of witchcraft. They were from Africa. Something had gone wrong in the household and there was an escape goat.

I am so off subject, or am I? The church has touched the far corners of the globe and has created such strife that more and more people are going back to the ancient religions, atheist, or now the growing popular Islamic.

I guess what brings me to all this is the next election. Its coming soon and I fear that no matter who is chosen we are going to see a fall. The damage is already done and there is no going back. I am not afraid of the individuals just the effects of their actions.

"I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe it's a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God. And that's what we need to do is amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than trying to change God's standards so it lines up with some contemporary view of how we treat each other and how we treat the family." - Mike Huckabee, January 14, 2008
Thanks for info - http://www.wildhunt.org/blog.html

This concerns anyone who does not have the same religion as this man. Will he be elected, probably not. But I know he is not the only person to have this idea. Someone who tells us how to live and how to raise our families.

Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to this problem or question.

No matter what, power makes man deadly. Greed makes man dangerous. Ignorance makes man dangerous & deadly. With the combination of them religion or not anyone who stands against a man with the most "toys" or money finds himself hunted.

This is only my point of view. I would enjoy hearing what everyone has to say.