I refuse to remain silent as religion rips through humanity like a virulent plague. I know it is awfully rude to question and criticize this very ancient institution, but so what? Political correctness and the protection of truth and human rights rarely coincide, so I would rather be politically incorrect and compassionate, than cowardly and apathetic. I would rather empathize with the oppressed than pander to the oppressor. I would prefer to freely express contempt for contemptible cultures and religions than sit safely and silently as women are treated as beasts of burden, as mere chattels to be bartered between barbaric men. Religion has been given far too much rope over the course of human history and now it acts as if, no, it knows that it is virtually untouchable. We will excuse just about any crime, any infringement upon human rights, so long as it is committed on behalf…
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James William Fox 