Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules it ceases to be a religion as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious act.
No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.
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The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other.