Religious Extremists Quotes

1. "There is a dark side to religious devotion that is too often ignored or denied. As a means of motivating people to be cruel or inhumane, there may be no more potent force than religion. When the subject of religiously inspired bloodshed comes up, many Americans immediately think of Islamic fundamentalism, which is to be expected in the wake of 911. But men have been committing heinous acts in the name of God ever since mankind began believing in deities, and extremists exist within all religions. Muhammad is not the only prophet whose words have been used to sanction barbarism; history has not lacked for Christians, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, and even Buddhists who have been motivated by scripture to butcher innocents. Plenty of these religious extremist have been homegrown, corn-fed Americans."
Author: Jon Krakauer

2. "One day all the racists and religious extremists in this world will wake up and realize that they are living in a 60's movie."
Author: Thisuri Wanniarachchi

3. "Modern materialists and religious extremists alike lack the spiritual animistic reverence for non-human beings that every culture once understood as a given."
Author: Zeena Schreck

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