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Is any religion bad?

The delay in writing this post is only because of my laziness and procrastination. I have been busy with work and other stuff but could have made the time to write, but I was plain lazy.  In this period, I have watched a couple of thoughtful and heart wrenching movies. The two I am going to write about, have communalism and terrorism as their backdrop. Both these topics have always intrigued me no end. How can man be so insensitive and brutal to take another human’s life? Does religion teach us revenge or forgiveness?   Parzania, tells the true story of a Parsi family, caught in the cross-fire of the Hindu- Muslim communal riots in Gujarat in 2002.   Black Friday, is about the bomb blasts that rocked Bombay in 1993. These blasts were a direct repercussion of the communal riots that happened the previous year in the city.  These films were bold enough to discuss topics that almost always end up in political propaganda for or against it.  For Indian producers and directors to ch