>We need only look at history, especially the history of the last century, to see the atrocities perpetrated by systems which claimed to build one or another 'earthly paradise' by dominating peoples, subjecting them to apparently indisputable principles and denying them any kind of rights.

And how many times have those who dominated denied rights to others in the name of the "indisputable principles" of their own religion?   When too many "religious" leaders speak, the last thing I hear is respect for the dignity and rights of others.