[philosofy123]

I know communism was bad. However, deemphasizing religion may be good for our exceedingly mixed societies. Religion by definition, must assert its superiority to others. therefore, it always going to incite people to hate others to think of others as lesser than themselves.

[Wonder Warthog]

"However, deemphasizing religion may be good for our exceedingly mixed societies. Religion by definition, must assert its superiority to others. therefore, it always going to incite people to hate others to think of others as lesser than themselves."

The problem isn't religion--the problem is theocracy. Turkey is majority Muslim and has a secular government and is a relatively benign nation. Christian France, Spain, etc. during the days of the "Roman theocracy" was just as bad as any current theocratic Muslim state (remember the Inquisition, and decades of war waged on the nasty Protestants).