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Old 04-26-2011, 11:05 AM
 
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A holy war erupted yesterday at a Sikh temple in Queens -- where worshippers wielding swords and cricket bats interrupted a prayer session to attack their rivals in a vicious power struggle, police and witnesses said.


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The dispute reached a bloody climax yesterday....

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The alleged attackers -- armed with at least one sword about 40 inches long, and another sword,
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"We just went to pray," said M.K. Singh, who received stitches and staples to close a head wound. "We walked inside, and they started attacking.
Why does this religion have to be this violent?
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Old 04-26-2011, 11:25 AM
 
Location: Flyover Country
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I wonder if Sikh's said this when a doctor was murdered in a Kansas church.
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Old 04-26-2011, 12:48 PM
 
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When did church get this violent?
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Old 04-26-2011, 12:49 PM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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When did church get this violent?
Uh...from the beginning
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Old 04-26-2011, 12:55 PM
 
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Uh...from the beginning
Referring to Church in general.
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Old 04-26-2011, 01:27 PM
 
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Interesting.
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Old 04-26-2011, 01:32 PM
 
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Church got this violent when we all declared we had a lock on how to get into heaven, and the hell with everyone else.
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Old 04-26-2011, 01:35 PM
 
Location: Southern California
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When did church get this violent?
When people started to disagree with precisely what it was God meant...
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Old 04-26-2011, 01:36 PM
 
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Referring to Church in general.
Like he said, from the beginning.
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Old 04-26-2011, 01:36 PM
 
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When people started to disagree with precisely what it was God meant...

The message was simple:

Love God
Love your neighbor.


Then we started putting in our own rules and ...BINGO... religion.
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