In discussions of the world would be a more peaceful place without religions, one controversial issue has been placing blame on one 's own religion when wars or conflict ending in violence has occurred. The question is asked. Does religion play a role in the violence going on around the world? On the one hand, many people may agree with this belief and argues that religion in a way always has played a role in the amount of violence in our society. On the other hand, the public contends that as humans we know what were are doing and our religion has nothing to do with the violence that we create. Others even maintain that we use religion as an excuse or as an answer to why we created so much violence. My own view on this topic is taking away that the wars and violence are simply done by human nature to want to kill. and we just use religion as an excuse or a reason to cover up the truth. The authors Greg Austin, Todd Kranock and Thom Oommen of God & War: Religious War Audit would agree that religion does not affect the peace in the world. they do not believe wars are caused by religion but simply the wars we come to see as being caused by religion are simply “wars of nationalism, liberation of territory or self-defense.” i will agree that some of the wars that have occurred in history aren 't related to religion but Greg, Todd and Thom is mistaken because they overlook recent events that have taken place in the world. for example 9/11. the terrorist attacks did not occur on self-defense or liberation of territory. those acts were brought on by their own religious beliefs in the Koran. the Koran was essentially a rule book on removing the enemy from this world with a different religious view “and fight with them until there is no more fitna and religion is all for allah.” (Qur 'an 8:39) their religious beliefs are build on killing anyone who doesn 't believe in their god. without muslims belief in religion would 9/11 never had happen? some still disagree and believe 9/11 happened for political reason/ though i concede that, that may be a possibility and a supporting cover up, i still insist that religion caused those
Religion is a part of society that is so closely bound to the rest of one’s life it becomes hard to distinguish what part of religion is actually being portrayed through themselves, or what is being portrayed through their culture and the rest of their society. In Holy Terrors, Bruce Lincoln states that religion is used as a justifiable mean of supporting violence and war throughout time (Lincoln 2). This becomes truly visible in times such as the practice of Jihad, the Reformation, and 9/11. The purpose of this essay is to show that as long as religion is bound to a political and cultural aspect of a community, religious war and destruction will always occur throughout the world. A historical methodology will be deployed in order to gain
What has caused the most war, pain, and strife in the world? Religion. What has taught people to be kind, to love, to help one another? Religion. It has cowed many into worship and coaxed many into prayer. For some their entire world and existence is based on the principle that religion shall determine their next life, or lives, whether that be the afterlife or the next life on earth. That principle, in positive instances, has lead many into a life free of conflict, free of poor decisions, and free of unjust actions against others. In negative instances, it has been used as a basis for determining who is fit to live or to control entire populations of people. Besides these there are millions of examples of how religion has affected lives and how people view religion.
Religion’s place in causing war doesn’t lie solely in the fact it has essentially become a glorified competition, it is also caused by the incredibly strong influence it has over society. It plays a critical role in the lives of millions of people, and thus becomes deeply personal for the individual. There are several reasons for this. Theology falls under the category of social
Every state, culture, and society in the world has some form of religion. The most popular religions in the world today are Christianity, Buddhism, and the Muslim religions. Members of every religion follow some form of philosophy or ideology that shape their thinking and behaviors. One common thing about the existing religions is the presence of a supreme being. People misinterpret existing religious ideologies serving their personal interests that at times turn out to cause war. Religious ideologies brainwash populations who end up acting violently in different deviant forms (Richardson, 518). Religions use specific ideologies to make people living in a society violent to peaceful members who may fight back in self-defense.
Granted the people seek religion for means of peace and conflict resolution, it is widely believed that misinterpretation of religion is one of the fundamental reasons for evolution of war all around the world. History proves this by innumerable war and evolution incidents, one of them occurring in what we call now Spain.
A person 's reality is conceptualized through the lens of religion. Any religion begins by teaching essential morals. These morals can tell a person what is "right" and what is "wrong," and should be foundational to an individual 's perception of social reality. A world without morals would be dangerous and cruel. The simplicity of right and wrong has also been factored into law, but even law doesn 't always have the highest moral intelligence. Religion has been at fault as well, resulting in death and destruction; shaping a person 's reality in different ways. Religious wars throughout history are an example of how two different groups of people of different religions have differed on their perspectives. People of religions that taught the same morals of "right" and "wrong" have had all out wars against each other. Both believing they were co...
Extremists, as they have been labelled, perform acts that is seen gruesome by the world, but in the name of their religion they do it. They wage war against the strongest nations, despite their minuscule size in comparison to the beasts they have enraged. In the name of religion, they have performed public executions. In the name of religion, they have killed masses of innocent people. All for the sake of religion. It is in the human mind, that religion has found its anchor. We embrace religion, interpret it, and practice what it preaches. Through this has many wars sparked in the past, and has haunted the most devoted of
Judiasm, Christianity, Islam.. are all examples of what? Religion. It is easy for us to come to the conclusion that religion is the leading cause of most conflicts that have taken place or are taking place even today. This is not entirely true. Yes some aspects surrounding religion have played a role in some of the previous historical warfare’s and the most recent flare of modern day terrorism. But think about it... Is it religion itself that causes these conflicts or is it certain people’s interpretations of it that lead to these violent outcomes? Though many would prefer to solely blame religion, other non religious factors have further influenced these as well. As humans we always have to find an answer as to why these events take place and religion seems to be a fallback in providing us with this solution.
You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself. -- Swami Vivekananda "I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live as if there isn't and to die to find out that there is." -- Albert Camus In this essay, I will explore the religious experience in general and some of its variations around the world. The focus will be on the types of religious beliefs and religious leaders, especially in small-scale societies. An exploration of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, or any other major religion is beyond the scope of this essay.
People throughout history used to have a lot of different opinions about religion and its values and beliefs. However, it’s very important to point out that now religion became very important to people all over the world to the point that it has made a very big impact on the decisions that people make every day. Therefore, some people have gone as far as giving up their lives for their religion. And others decided to form their countries and set its laws based on religion. As a consequence, countries started going into wars, fighting over land and resources, but at the same time misleading their people and forcing them to fight wars claiming that it’s because of the religious differences. These wars resulted in the creation of many new religions and the destruction of many. As a result of that, a lot of people got lost and confused questioning which religion is the right one to follow and some others with no religion to follow at all also confused and questioning the existence of
Most religions specify that violence is not allowed and yet extremists will cause major destruction in the name of their God. However, some people are too quick to blame religion on terrorism (Winchester, 2). In actuality, it is the nature of human beings to prove that their way is right, there way of doing that is using fear and destruction (Winchester, 3). It is not religion that causes the terr...
In any culture, war has always been a factor whether it is due to religion, communism, nationalism, militarism, or just down right greed. It is a way for one to have control over something that does not belong to them. Recently there has been an argument circulating around anti-religious beliefs that “religion has been the cause of more wars and conflicts than any other factor” (Pimentel). This theory is obviously inaccurate and shows no relevance of any proper research done. Religion is based on one’s faith. Faith can be warped into fanaticism, which is bad no matter what form it comes in. It can motivate a ...
The world is full of terrible performances of violence and people in today’s society can’t escape. Everything broadcast on the news is, either a religious group burning down churches or claiming the most recent suicide bombing. One case of religious violence that will never be forgotten, are the attacks on the Pentagon and Twin Towers. The United Sates has been at war for over a decade because of these religious attacks. The government doesn’t seem to comprehend religious violence and religious groups don’t appreciate government. Humanity has lost the capability to relate to one another. Individuals are too focused on themselves and converting everyone to the way they believe. People all around the world are struggling for their religious beliefs. The news doesn’t have to be filled with terror campaigns and violence but with Tolerance. Tolerance could cure religious violence.
With modern technology and the rapid advancement of science, it is easy to look back into history and point out the problems religion had created in the past (Violence, intolerance, ignorance etc.) However one must keep in mind that reli...
In the world we are in today, every continent, city, and smallest village has some sort of belief set. Religious belief frequently has the most impact over societies with religion’s ability to mold social laws, boundaries, and sometimes hold entire sway over government systems. However, because religion is left to interpretation of its audiences, religion itself can only be as peaceful or as violent as its followers make it. When religious beliefs are paired with religious intolerance, and people willing to act on that intolerance, religious beliefs can take a turn towards violence, death, and destruction. Religious intolerance is being unwilling to tolerate another 's religious beliefs or practices