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To: Grainne who wrote (13724)	11/20/1997 7:06:00 AM
From: James R. Barrett	Respond to of 108807

Christine, as usual you completely avoided the question. Oh well, I guess I'm getting used to it. >>"Jim, I didn't say RECENT disasters on huge scales. But three disasters I think have been caused by religion are:"<< "the creation of a Jewish state in the Middle East" You're right. They should have created it in San Francisco. "the Inquisition, including the burning of all those women in medieval Europe" Maybe there was a shortage of candles. "the destruction of the native pagan civilizations in the Americas" Paganism had nothing to do with it. They were simply savages occupying valuable real estate that needed to be exploited in order to give us a high standard of living. Would you be very happy living in a wigwam chewing on buffalo hides all day? Of course not. You should be praising our forefathers for their creative destruction that gave you the good life that you enjoy today. Jim