Religion of Peace?

Submitted by stranchan (Ukraine), Jul 2, 2012 at 00:59

Religion (at least in this day) is generally considered to be a haven and a refuge for sinners or people who have lost their way. Every religion that I can think of soothes, protects, feeds, heals, helps people in distress, people in need. That is our collective definition of religion. How has that been so twisted in the case of Islam?

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