Religious people and leaders were indeed frequently at the forefront of civil rights, etc., but, at least equally, so were people like me, and you insult us with this barrage of claims, implicit yet bloody obvious, that your religion has anything to do with the moral high ground in those campaigns. Actually, I seem to recall that an awful lot of Southern "Christians" were not exactly of your liberal persuasion, to say the least. If you really want me to, I can give you loads of examples of how your religion was at the forefront of antisemitism and collaboration with the Nazis and a whole host of military dictatorships, not to speak of the disgusting cover-ups of child sex abuse by priests, including by a pope who you want to be made a saint. Actually, I generally choose not to do that, as it's unfair on most people of your belief system, but if you will insist on claiming the virtues of your good bits then I'm going to forcefully remind you of your bad bits, just in case your fake sense of morality goes to your head. Regard my statements as a corrective to your sanctimoniousness, OK? As they say, Joe Offer, sheesh.
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