WC>Has it occurred to anyone that a belief in God, a high power
WC>and a wonderful eternal afterlife detracts from
WC>living the one you've got and at the same time 
WC>makes it seem more palletable to the masses to send their sons and
WC>daughters off to die in wars?

Of course.

Religion tells ya whatever your brand of religion/the MAN tells you is 
right. And here in the U.S. it tells "us" to die for oil. It
tells "us" 
to die to make rich people richer!

Ain't religion grand?
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