The malice of a true Christian attempting to destroy an opponent is something unique in the world. No other religion ever considered it necessary to … - Gore Vidal

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The malice of a true Christian attempting to destroy an opponent is something unique in the world. No other religion ever considered it necessary to destroy others because they did not share the same beliefs. At worst, another man's belief might inspire amusement or contempt—the Egyptians and their animal gods, for instance. Yet those who worshipped the Bull did not try to murder those who worshipped the Snake, or to convert them by force from Snake to Bull. No evil ever entered the world quite so vividly or on such a vast scale as Christianity did.

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About Gore Vidal

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal; (3 October 1925 – 31 July 2012), was an American writer of novels, essays, screenplays, and stage plays.

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Pen Names: Edgar Box
Alternative Names: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Gor Vidal Cameron Kay Eugene Luther Vidal Katherine Everard Eugene Vidal

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