American student beaten by 'Muslim Patrol' in England

[rbeau30]

My own opinion... Religion is an institution not unlike gangs. Like minded individuals all banding together with rituals and such. In that type of environment, hate can fester... be it the fear of others who do not think like them or have different ideals, or one group finds the other group offensive, etc. (ohh your god is evil or my god doesn't recognize your god, or your peice of parchment isn't THE peice of parchment even though there is no real proof that your parchment is not just the ramblings of a bunch of drunks, etc) The circle of like minded individuals feed off each other and they become more bold in saying things they would not do as individuals.

It is muslims' turn in the cycle of violence. Christians had their turn, pagans had theirs, now muslims. It is a vicious cycle. Because faith is a very powerful thing it is easy to risk your life and the lives of other and kill, injur, maim, etc all in "a gods' name" because you believe you will have no consequence other than be rewarded for it in the next life.