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And as for Jews, Paine covers that as well
"Could we permit ourselves to suppose that the Almighty would distinguish any nation of people by the name of his chosen people, we must suppose that people to have been an example to all the rest of the world of the purest piety and humanity, and not such a nation of ruffians and cut-throats as the ancient Jews were, -- a people who, corrupted by and copying after such monsters and imposters as Moses and Aaron, Joshua, Samuel, and David, had distinguished themselves above all others on the face of the known earth for barbarity and wickedness. If we will not stubbornly shut our eyes and steel our hearts it is impossible not to see, in spite of all that long-established superstition imposes upon the mind, that the flattering appellation of his chosen people is no other than a LIE which the priests and leaders of the Jews had invented to cover the baseness of their own characters; and which Christian priests sometimes as corrupt, and often as cruel, have professed to believe."
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He didn't cover Islam much because I'm assuming it wasn't as prominent during that time, at least not until the Barbary wars a bit later on, after he wrote that book of course.
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Separation of church and state is a start.
Most societies where the law is not connected to religion in any way are becoming quite secular on their own.
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As much as I hate it, I don't think we should try to get rid of religion. 1) Because the percentage of believers is lowering by the day, as more people have access to different kinds of information. 2) We do not sink to the level of the theists. Theists have persecuted, oppressed, burned alive, etc etc atheists and if we ban ideas than we show we aren't much better than them. 3) Banning ideas of any kind just isn't right. You don't like rights taken away from you, so you should not take rights from anyone else.
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Why should you care really? Have you nothing better to do that wonder what someone else believes or thinks. I don't give a hoot what you believe or don't believe one way or another and don't practice proselytism forcing my thoughts on you. Only thing that bothers me a bit is you apparent hate for anyone who don't think like you do. But even that is your right and I wouldn't infringe on it one bit unless you cross the imaginary line into my wheelhouse. Your whole original post smacks greatly of trolling from the get go so I'm leaving you to suffer with your self under the bridge with the other trolls.
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