Christianity Is Dangerous

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Christianity is dangerous, faith is a weapon when used to justify horrible things. One of the first things Dawkins says is the evils of teaching children that certain things are true without evidence. “Teaching children that faith is a virtue, is that you are teaching them that you don’t have to justify what you do”- Professor Dawkins. He then states that if someone says “that is my faith” then you have to backaway and respect that. I believe that you should be able to talk to them about what you believe, but you should not attack them for it. Dawkins goes on to say that religion is a terrible weapon because it makes terrible acts that are unfair or unjust to be justified. I agree with him in some instances but not everyone uses their religion

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