| 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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