[Discussion] Religion's Role in the 21st Century

[Livewire]

It doesn't matter if it was the persecution of Christians in the Antiquity times or the mass hysteria of the Salem witch trials in 17th century. What it all comes down to is that there will always be religious extremists out there who will climb into power and persecute others for beliefs that differ from their own. Religion's role in the 21st century is the same as it ever was in the past.

I would hope that people in the 21st Century, the modern age, would be above such petty things, but you make a good point- the history speaks for itself in this case.