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Question: IF SOMEONE IS MAKING FUN OF YOUR RELIGION CAN YOU HIT THEM?

Answer: No. Just because someone verbally makes fun of your religion does not give you the right to harm them physically. There can be serious consequences for hitting someone regardless of if they have made fun of you or your religion. FOr more information on the consequences of fighting see...

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On 03/01/02
Jeremy from NC said:
One country did ban religion, Russia. Look what happened to them. Religion is one of the chief educational and socializational administrations America has. Were it not for relgion, the US would not exist. Were it not for religion, there would be no governing influence on our lives. Without governing influence, anomy results. With anomy comes anarchy.
On 02/21/02
Erik from CO said:
I think that religion should be banned. It is a plague to society.
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