Sure... and what caused the action? Was it not the belief? So should I have said "beliefs indirectly ruin lives"? Actually, does the action even directly ruin lives, or is it the way you react to an action that will ruin your life or not? Bah. It's just a nitpick, isn't it?
My apologies, I shouldn't have been so brief. Where I was going with my comment is that I don't take issue with other people's beliefs. What I take issue with is how they treat others. They may treat people badly because of their beliefs or because they're jerks... just as someone that is a biggot may still treat people well (ie "you're lesser than me, but all people deserve response").