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I've seen you make the argument before that if you don't follow the bible to the letter you're not a real Christian. You might have been being facetious but it's hard to tell with you when a topic particularly gets your goat.
Religion is hardly the only thing that's ever been usurped for political purposes. It's almost definitely the easiest to usurp and the most triumphant example of, though. That claim is meaningless though, because it can't be proven. Religion is a natural thing that happens in the development of society. You can't stop it.
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The argument that I've made is that Christians who don't follow the actual teachings can't say that the ones who do, and who take it to the extreme aren't real Christians. Very little of Christianity is about love, no matter what Christians might like to make you believe.
Saying that religion has been usurped politically is kind of an oxymoron. It has always been political in nature. And yes, it can be stopped. With time, education, and a willingness by the people who have acknowledged its false, and harmful nature to talk about it.