And I agree with him. Who else does?
2006-06-12 23:55:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
as of late i do
2006-06-12 23:57:39 · answer #1 · answered by longhunter17692002 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
WARS
None of these wars started because of religion.
Pequot War (1637)
Iroquois War (1642-1653)
King Philip's War (1675-1676)
King William's War a.k.a. The French and Indian Wars (#1) (1689-1697)
Queen Anne's War a.k.a. War of the Spanish Succession a.k.a. The French and Indian Wars (#2) (1702)
Tuscarora Indian War (1711-1713)
Dummer's War a.k.a. Lovewell's War (1721-1725)
War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1742)
King George's War a.k.a. War of the Austrian Succession a.k.a. French and Indian Wars (#3) (1744-1748)
French and Indian War (#4) a.k.a. Seven Years' War (1754-1763, although some say 1756-1763)
American Revolution (1763-1789)
Whiskey Rebellion (1794)
Tripolitan War (1801-1805)
War of 1812 (1812-1814)
Creek Indian War (1813-1814)
War against Algeria (1815)
First Seminole War (1817-1818)
Black Hawk War (1832)
Second Seminole War (1835-1842)
The Alamo (1836)
Battle of San Jacinto (1836)
The Caroline Affair (1837-1842)
Aroostock War (1838-1839)
Antirent War a.k.a. Helderberg War (1839-1846)
the Creole incident (1841-1842)
Dorr's Rebellion (1842)
Catholic riots in Philadelphia (1844)
War with Mexico a.k.a Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
Wakarusa War (1855, 1856)
Mountain Meadows Massacre (1857)
The Civil War (1861-1865)
Irish riot of 1871 (1871)
Battle of Little Big Horn (1876)
Anti-Chinese Riots (1877)
Nez Perce war (1877)
Controversey of 1889 (1889)
Sitting Bull (1890)
mob in Valparaiso (1891)
miners riot (1894)
The Spanish American War (1898)
Philippine-American War (1899)
war with China (1900)
World War 1 (1917-1918)
World War 2 (1941-1945)
Korean War (1950-1953)
Vietnam War (1961-1973)
Persian Gulf War (1991)
2006-06-13 00:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by williamzo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not me. Did the Hatfeilds and the McCoys battle over religion? Or isn't that big enough to qualify to be listed in his history book. How many deaths, does it take? How about the war in Viet Nam? Or was that just a police action? I think Mr. Bradshaw should have said, "Religion is responsible for every war known to 'this' man."
2006-06-13 00:06:21 · answer #3 · answered by Dragonladygold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with the answerer above. Perhaps Religion is not the cause, but the cover. "Differences" perhaps are the cause. To analyze most religions we find we all have the same final "Hope." Ok sure....the path getting there may be vastly different, but in the end, we all have the same "Hope."
If we decide to call all practices and daily rituals along this path..."religion," then perhaps yes......Bradshaw's quote is true. But greed, power, control.....these practices are what drive us to war. If we practice greed and entitlement to power daily......that could certainly be referred to as "our religion." So if interpreted this way. The quote is true.
But even the wars we fight today claim to have begun from religious differences. But look at circumstances today. The "cover" of religion has long disappeared........and the power of control stands much taller.
*shrugs* just a thought.
2006-06-13 00:09:08 · answer #4 · answered by Marianne not Ginger™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that I would agree it is religion, but the truth is that greed is responsible for every war, and religion is a good way to get masses to support someone's greed.
2006-06-13 00:01:01 · answer #5 · answered by dph_40 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion has a defenition in the Bible(true religion as it is called) and it might be something you didn't expect...the plans and ideas behind organizations that appeared to be 'religious' is another thing, as is people who do things while mentioning some texts.
2006-06-13 00:09:00 · answer #6 · answered by cryptonio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if the concept of religion can be stretched to encompass the worship of power, gold, oil and other peoples' women. Not to mention salt and water rights.
2006-06-13 00:03:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, religion is just the excuse for them. the basic reason is greed. Land, money, gold, oil... doesn't matter what they want to get. There's other people there, who are in the way. Guess what, they believe in something else - so let's kill them in the name of god. And when nobody is looking, take their gold and oil and land.
Convenient, isn't it?
2006-06-13 00:00:34 · answer #8 · answered by Ymmo the Heathen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why you agree with him?Reading philosophy does not serve any purpose unless you r critical.
For Every War?? WWI & WWII...I dont think they took place because of "religion"
It is not always religion
2006-06-13 00:00:28 · answer #9 · answered by robin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way not even close. Civil ww1 Korea Veitnam Rholada Iraq have no religious overtones. if you do not stand for anything you will fall for everything.
2006-06-13 03:30:26 · answer #10 · answered by rap1361 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋