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LINK Teen Given 20-Year Sentence After Killing Child For Not Memorizing Bible Verses | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

The horrific story does make me wonder what kind of experiences the teen had in his own upbringing, which made him think such sadistic behavior was OK.

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snytiger6 9 Sep 9
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Good people do good things and evil people do evil things. To get good people to do evil things, you need religion. Although this quote originates from Steven Weinberg, Hitchens makes it his own with his trademark wit.

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Yes, that all starts from parents and other "respected" figures from Church and school who are supported by clueless parents. Still, I'd make him memorize every word of Age Of Reason during those 20 years.

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