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Old 09-05-2008, 08:26 AM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cynosure View Post
Whether or not Mother Teresa was a religious fanatic is beside the point. Mother Teresa saying God called upon her, personally, to live a life of servitude, to help out the poor and the wretched, is a HUGE difference from President George W. Bush saying God called upon him to lead the nation and its allies into a bloody war in Iraq.
Seriously. Last I recall, Mother Teresa didn't have anyone killed/sent to kill others as a result of her belief in God.
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