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Originally Posted by Ashen Key

Also the fact that foreign powers keep messing with their countries, and invading them, and thus driving otherwise moderate people to the extremists from anger and a desire to defend themselves...

Not to mention that the religion itself is reacting against decades of colonialism and cultural pressure. Of COURSE things are going to get messy while they try and sort things out. Christianity had their Reformation go on in the 1500s and more, and that was REALLY messy.

And oh, yes, Christianity has its own extremism. And they can be violent, too - they just don't tend to blow people up. But no one has invaded their countries, so.

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You have a lot of strength to say this: I admire that.