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I am fiercely atheist but i've learned to respect people who have faith in whatever god they believe in from my mum, who's a devoted catholic, but one who is totally lacking any sort of hipocrisy. It helped that we were never forced something like religion by both parents, and in a way it made IT possible for my brothers and sisters to respect her faith and religious customs. Seriosuly, she is one of the most tolerant people i know. My brother told me this story of when the pope died and he observed her silently weeping while watching tv with a jewish lady that she's friends with. At one point he said that they both hugged each other and wept together. I've found that a very powerful image of tolerance between people of different religious backgrounds.
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