"This means that, ipso facto, God is on their side." -- There's an old saying to the effect that the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. This total BS, of course. The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he DID exist. Because no one has done so much of the devil's work as the self-appointed, self-anointed, "crusaders" who declare that, since goD is on their side, they can do no wrong, and are thus licensed to engage in any act of hate and violence that tickles them.
"This means that, ipso facto, God is on their side." -- There's an old saying to the effect that the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. This total BS, of course. The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he DID exist. Because no one has done so much of the devil's work as the self-appointed, self-anointed, "crusaders" who declare that, since goD is on their side, they can do no wrong, and are thus licensed to engage in any act of hate and violence that tickles them.