Fair enough, and true. And, did my few words excuse the abuse of religion?
Maybe I misunderstood alcaray, and thought he was gunning for religion as the main source of violence in the world. Hence, my 'quick and snappy' response, to show that ain't necessarily so. If he was simply raising the matter of religious violence, then I would agree with him and should have refrained from posting that.
Still, reading my post as 'excusing the abuse of religion' is a big step, which could be offensive to the over-sensitive. So, I'll assume you didn't do that, and that - even though you were personally replying to me - your post should be taken as a piece in its own right, without any assumptions as to what I personally do or don't excuse. In that case, I would agree wtih the content of your post.