Are there any other religions that permit killing in the name of God?
2006-07-23 14:48:04 · 8 answers · asked by zznbh 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Please state facts, I'm not solicitating opinions.
2006-07-23 14:53:40 · update #1
Doesn't matter who does and doesn't. Nearly all terrorism acts today are committed by muslims. Those that aren't are in retribution against muslims for their atrocities.
2006-07-23 14:51:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Over the entire history of the world, and incredibly small percentage. Terrorists have been around for thousands of years. They just used to be called bandits, and barbarians, and pirates, and criminals.
Recently, a fair number of terrorists have claimed to be Islamic. This despite the fact that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance that does not condone violence. So, do you count them as Islamic because they claim to be, or does the fact that they are violating the core tenets of the religion mean they aren't really Islamic regardless of what the claim.
To answer the other part of your question, most other major religions have had fanatics that have killed in the name of God. Christianity had the Crusades and the Inquisition for example.
2006-07-23 14:52:05 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All religions at one time or another permitted killing-murder-in the name of God. When South America -America discovered by Cortez to name just one the missionaries from Spain came on foolwing ships to convert the S.American Indians-Aztec,Incas and so on and burned them at the stake,tortured them and killed them in droves all in the name of God. The Protestant Queen of England declard that to be the religion of the land and people either converted or were killed. In France when Catholicism was declared the religion of the land the same happnd to Protestants. In India different factions of Buddhism kill each other and so on.
Man has always killed-murdered in the name of God. During the Christian Crusades-CHRISTIAN KNIGHTS went into MUSLIM lands and persecuted them -burning while alive seemed to be a preferred method for fire supposedly cleanses, this was occuring at the same time they were looking for the Holy Grail. The Christian Crusades BEGAN the ages old conflict and bitter feelings of Muslims VS Christians. Tne Serbia/Croatio Conflict-genocide of Croations by Serbs and vice versa (at a earlier date) wa conflict.persecution between Christians(Serbs)and Muslims(Croatians). So you can see that Man murdering others-of a different belief than theirs-is not exclusive to Islam-its ben done and still is by all. Ireland-Catholic and Protestant where ProtestanT belief originally imposed by England on back then all Catholic Irish but now intermingled but still in conflict.
2006-07-23 15:06:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The United States,Israel and Great Brittan are the largest terrorist networks throughout the World. But they do it in the name of Democracy.Check out http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14096.htm see also http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14080.htm The only religion that I know of that is against war are the Jehovah Witnesses and I think the Quakers.
2006-07-24 01:38:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Christians did this during the Crusades. We don't do it now, but if the Islamic terrorist keep this up, another crusade might emerge. Ours will be about survival, while theirs will be about religion.
2006-07-23 14:54:27 · answer #5 · answered by haterade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the same as the Christians and the Jews???
2006-07-23 14:51:50 · answer #6 · answered by Debra H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not 100%. remember oklahoma, idaho, waco,tx. this just in our country.
2006-07-23 14:53:27 · answer #7 · answered by tall5562 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
none that we know of .
2006-07-23 14:51:06 · answer #8 · answered by idontkno 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋