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Being of or believing in a certain religion does not mean that one will always adhere perfectly to that religion’s ideals. In fact, the premise of most religions is that humans are imperfect, and must strive to reach perfection (as defined by a particular belief system) by following their religion. In short: humans are not perfect, but religion holds up an ideal of how we should try to act and think in order to be good people and have positive effects on others. Because of human imperfection, we all fall short of these ideals, some of us in very public and far-reaching ways. The religion itself is not necesarily to blame, but the imperfect adherants who commit hurtful acts. For instance: Christianity is not to blame for the atrocities of the Crusades, but the specific, individual Christians who mistakenly believed that they were right to commit those atrocities. Similarly, Islam is not to blame for the 9/11 attacks, but specific people claiming Islam as their religion and falling short of its peaceful ideals. Hope this helps.

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Name : J-French21273, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 24, City : Houston, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : unemployed, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class, 

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