Religious extremism is fatal to those who don't conform to its values, or remold or submit themselves to its 'principles'. It craves control and power - and power is the one tool that enables it to wreak its characteristic havoc, destruction and cruelty upon those it chooses to label as scapegoats. Giving in to extremists enables them and empowers them - and worse, it encourages them.
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CHRISTINA ENGELA At forty two years, Sona Kilroy stood tall and strapping, a powerful figure. Rising to the rank of A... CHRISTINA ENGELA Make sure you date someone who always makes you want to dance, with or without music. CHRISTINA ENGELA It's amazing, the increase in grammatical errors in proportion to the level of hatred in the content... CHRISTINA ENGELA Is there any good left in the world? and if there is, can you still find it in the places that matte... CHRISTINA ENGELA They set about making people so unhappy and isolated and when they crawl into a hole and pull it in ... CHRISTINA ENGELA Knowing who you are is more valuable than having ten 'friends' who don't even know who they are, but... CHRISTINA ENGELA Regardless of what language it is said in, "I love you" stays beautiful, and two hearts beating toge... CHRISTINA ENGELA If you stick your head in the sand like an ostrich, pretending you don't exist - why get upset when ... CHRISTINA ENGELA Beauty... Is what you are after a lifetime of struggle in the face of hostility, surviving, and stan... CHRISTINA ENGELA The coining of their new catch-phrase 'homophiliac' displayed in contrast to 'homophobic' was rather... CHRISTINA ENGELA They tell us variety is the spice of life - and yet diversity terrifies them. CHRISTINA ENGELA What we see far too little of today is people who identify as Christians, standing up to the hate-mo... CHRISTINA ENGELA What we see far too little of today is people who identify as Christians, standing up to the hate-mo... CHRISTINA ENGELA Light-years away, another starship was also experiencing problems, though perhaps not as severe. The... CHRISTINA ENGELA Going to the extreme of inviting and welcoming people into your church in order to hear you condemn ... CHRISTINA ENGELA I note the lengths to which Christianist groups are prepared to go to, to influence government and t... CHRISTINA ENGELA Lt. Denice Barnum at the helm gave a sigh, then replaced her nail file on the control panel, beside ... CHRISTINA ENGELA While many people define being a man or a woman as being dependent on reproductive capacity, it is w... CHRISTINA ENGELA Now I don’t know how many people like to drive a Beetle at that kind of speed (on purpose) but I k... CHRISTINA ENGELA My ship – the Demeter, was a star-liner operated by the Red Star Line. I say ‘was’ because of ... CHRISTINA ENGELA Some kids are black, or brown - some kids are red, and others white. Kids come in all different... CHRISTINA ENGELA Slavery of the heart, oh Love - a prisoner of will thou art - proof that love, while blissful, can o... CHRISTINA ENGELA Mister Jordan?” Came the genteel, restrained voice of a more senior gentleman in the front of the ... CHRISTINA ENGELA Disagreeing with someone does not mean that they have to be enemies or opponents. CHRISTINA ENGELA Peace with non-fundamentalists terrifies the fundamentalist because to them, being Christian doesn't... CHRISTINA ENGELA It is ironic that the only thing separating 'friend' from 'fiend' - is a single letter. CHRISTINA ENGELA Some children are threatened with loss of privileges such as money, cell phones, cars or even evicti... CHRISTINA ENGELA