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Re:OkCupid urges users to abandon Firefox by jebblue on Monday March 31, 2014 @08:16PM (#7505337)
Not sure what religion you're referring to, I'm aware you were using the parent's words but you were using them. So what religion do you think influenced your grandmother to be racist?
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Re:OkCupid urges users to abandon Firefox by webwright on Tuesday April 01, 2014 @12:13PM (#7509377)
Christianity. There were plenty of racists back in the day who used the bible to support their views: https://www.google.com/search?q=biblical+support+for+racism

Though you could step beyond my/the parent comment's literal words to get to the gist of the point: While they deserve some sensitivity because they are a product of their religion/upbringing/culture, they don't get a free pass (google "moral relativism" if you want to see a mess of discussions about this).

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