Does anyone have a Number for the overall death toll from all religious wars/crusades/jihads etc. in the past? It does not need to be an exact number obviously, but to the tens of millions maybe, and if someone could list the source that would be really great. thanks alot, sam.
2006-07-08 20:42:53 · 10 answers · asked by blah b 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Possibly 300 million people have died from secular regimes and wars. World War 1, World War 2, Vietnam War, Korean War, Gulf War 1, Gulf War 2, various civil wars worldwide, Leninist and Stalinist Russia, Communist China, Communist Cuba, Communist North Korea, Pol Pot's Cambodia, various revolutionary wars worldwide, it goes on and on. The past, the present, and unfortunately in the future.
2006-07-08 20:54:57 · answer #1 · answered by Adyghe Ha'Yapheh-Phiyah 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Before everybody jumps on the bandwagon about how these figures are going to be a perfect example of the insanity of religion, let's try to remember that there's no such thing as an offensive Holy War, except what's been invented by mankind. It's not the fault of the religion, it's the fault of the (severely) misguided instigators.
2006-07-08 20:45:55 · answer #2 · answered by C_Dawg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More then should have ever been. The history of the church is unfortunate but please do not lump the terrible things done in the name of Christianity (i.e. the crusades) with true Biblical Christianity which is to be forgive of your sins by the blood of Jesus Christ. He never told anyone to go to war for Him He only told us to make disciples for Him.
2006-07-08 20:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
beforehand than anybody jumps on the bandwagon about how those figures are going to be an ideal representation of the insanity of religion, enable's attempt to recollect that there is not this variety of element as an offensive Holy conflict, to boot what's been invented by using utilising mankind. it ought to correctly be not the fault of the religion, it ought to correctly be the fault of the (critically) defective instigators.
2016-11-01 11:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could you clarify;
wars that were fought solely because of a difference in religious beliefs or
wars fought for LAND where the combatants had different religious beliefs?
2006-07-08 20:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by R J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religious Wars Death Toll
2016-06-20 14:30:32 · answer #6 · answered by donita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could get a few tens of millions from the bible.
2006-07-08 20:45:20 · answer #7 · answered by upallnite 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know, but more people have died of this idea than any other in the past.
2006-07-08 20:45:31 · answer #8 · answered by stevepuff19 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
total
2006-07-08 20:45:15 · answer #9 · answered by HEY boo boo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
billions
2006-07-08 20:46:45 · answer #10 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋