"The Magnum" wrote...

Its as they say Pete... religion is the cause of more haterd and death than
anything else (including ethnic cleansing in the name of religion being one
of the worst).

I would disagree, people filled with hate or pervy intentions hide behind a religion.
Calling somthing a religion or using the name of a well established religion can
provide a certain level of protection.
Those in the religion will see the person as "one of their own" and refuse either to see
them for what they are, risk the reputation of the religion or turn on "one of their own" by
allowing them to be caught.

Religion is not the cause, it is one shield that some scumbags hide behind. Others hide
behind reputable professions, such as police or government positions. But that does
not make those professions the cause, simply a hiding place.
How much more protection can you get than being within a government, who can put
out a gagging order in the name of "national security" to cover your ass.

As for the Jehovas it was them in the olden days who used to walk around
with the sandwich boards stating "the end of the world is neigh"... If you
can persuede someone to walk around like that they would have to be
seriously gulliable

Not as gullible as than the idiots who believed it, sitting around and waiting for the World to
end on a certain date. Considering that those in the religion are worked at over a long period
of time, but other people simply see messages and believe them.

How about that con man who had people believing he was a spy, sent to protect them. Some
people are more susceptible to suggestion and NLP than others, but I believe that most can be
had with enough time and effort.

Or, what about the story of WMDs and links to terrorists that a war was based on. How
many people actually believed that we were about to be attacked by Iraq?


Regards,

Peter.