Hierarchy works well in a stable environment.

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Hierarchy is is much reviled in the present day.

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Any great organization can go through sectarian phases.

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An escalating, violent tit-for-tat may lead to terrorism.

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Pretensions to moral superiority are devastatingly destructive.

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Islam is in principle egalitarian, and has always had problems with power.

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When we are reflecting on terrorism we can grieve for many things we do and have done.

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If you want to change the culture, you will have to start by changing the organization.

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It's unlikely that the organized religions will get more sectarian... or is it? I am not at all sure.

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It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat.

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