"Religion itself is harmless. It is like a gun. A gun by itself is harmless." The above was an analogy made by Waterstar in I thought it was interesting enough to spawn a seperate discussion on the topic Interesting analogy Waterstar. A gun's sole purpose it to cause harm. Otherwise it would not need to exist. What would you argue is religion's purpose? How has it be used in this country as it concerns Black people? Has it done more harm than good? On a global scale has the imp