Dmiritri: The sins of each nation should not be blamed on their religions.
Frida: What else is religion for? Isn't it all about preventing sin and spreading compassion?
Ying: Over time every religion mutates to the point of parody – that's inevitable.
Dmiritri: Perhaps so, I also believe God reaches out in more ways than we can acknowledge . . .
even satire like this has its value: it reminds us to be cautious about wedding 'empire' to 'faith'.


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