Look at the biggest causes of death and destruction and religion barely rates
Mao Tse-Tung
Kill tally: 14 to 20 million deaths from starvation during the 'Great Leap Forward'. Tens of thousands killed and millions of lives ruined during the 'Cultural Revolution'.
Hitler
Kill tally: Directly responsible for the deaths of over 60 million worldwide as a result of the Second World War.
Stalin
Kill tally: Approximately 20 million, including up to 14.5 million needlessly starved to death. At least one million executed for political "offences". At least 9.5 million more deported, exiled or imprisoned in work camps, with many of the estimated five million sent to the 'Gulag Archipelago' never returning alive. Other estimates place the number of deported at 28 million, including 18 million sent to the 'Gulag'.
The list is endless of killing, misery and death that has nothing to do with religion.
2006-09-07 07:46:52 · 21 answers · asked by Quantrill 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
These three alone are responsible for about 100 million deaths the crusades though tragic and devastating cannot compare nor can any event or culmination of events related to religion.
2006-09-07 07:54:30 · update #1
It is the evil in men, not in religion that has caused such destruction. Mans twisting and manipulation of all things for his own glory or benefit. Religion is just another part of the human experience that has been assaulted.
2006-09-07 07:51:47 · answer #1 · answered by zero 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Religion is supposed to provide food for thought, an exercise in understanding how to live together in love.
It has become an industry in the west, a tool for politicians [Constantine, Hitler, Khomeni, Popes and modern US Presidents] a refuge for the insane and sociopathic, and a hideout for the millions of people who are simply too tired to think.
It isn't that religion is the cause. It's usually used as the tool [or one of the tools] to convince the masses that they should go to war.
Myth [all religions fall into this term, if you're using the term correctly - most people don't -] is supposed to tell us something about ourselves as a society. What we admire, what we dream of. But sadly, the more beautiful something is, the easier it is to pervert...
2006-09-07 08:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christian Crusaids:
First Crusade: Thousands of Jews slaughtered 1096, maybe 12,000 total.
Second Crusade: 1147. Several hundred Jews were slain in Ham, Sully, Carentan, and Rameru.
Third Crusade: English Jewish communities sacked 1189/90. Fulda/Germany 1235: 34 Jewish men and women slain.
1257, 1267: Jewish communities of London, Canterbury, Northampton, Lincoln, Cambridge, and others exterminated.
1290 in Bohemian (Poland) allegedly 10,000 Jews killed.
1348 All Jews of Basel/Switzerland and Strasbourg/France (two thousand) burned.
1391 Seville's Jews killed (Archbishop Martinez leading). 4,000 were slain, 25,000 sold as slaves. Their identification was made easy by the brightly colored "badges of shame" that all jews above the age of ten had been forced to wear. (hitler wasn't the first!)
There was also The French Wars of Religion: 1562-1598
Plus the Spanish Inquisition which killed over 150,000, less than 2% with trials.
Salem Witch Trials.
Etc etc etc
Also, you have to remember that Hitler killed JEWS because they were JEWS and not CHRISTIANS.
2006-09-07 08:08:10 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie C 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is an really extensive question. you quite want to outline your words so as that a proper answer would accept. many of the terrorism contained in the perfect few years has been contained in the call of Islam and hatred has been stoked up by technique of a set of people with their own time table of greed and means. it would no longer be a lot diverse than Lenin and his 17 followers taking on Russia which led to significant bloodshed for decades. It became an problem of means and greed yet no longer faith until eventually you consider state subsidized atheism as a non secular motivation. each and every insurrection isn't a warfare. the topics between Israel and the Palestinians ought to have a non secular pretext, yet once again has to do with means and likely greed.
2016-11-06 20:17:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hitler's main objective was to kill the Jews. That has something to do with religion. Yes many people have killed in history and don't have anything to do with religion. But there are many more examples of people who do kill for religion. The Crusades for example. Read the above posts for more information on that lol I didn't realize they had written that
I am certainly not saying religion is the CAUSE. The cause are people who murder and kill in the NAME of religion.
EDIT:
we gave you examples of why war is blamed. what's the point of asking this question if you know exactly what you want to hear for the answer.
2006-09-07 07:51:54 · answer #5 · answered by . 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because religion is really just evil in disguise.
Religion is responsible for the majority of wars, conflict and murder of innocent life since humanity began. There is considerable evidence to classify religion as evil, and talk of religion (Gods etc) should be banned. Because the records prove over and over again throughout humanity that religion is clearly responsible for crimes against humanity, taking part in any religious activity should also be outlawed and made a criminal offence.
The world would be a much happier and peaceful place if religion ceased to exist. Although there are some decent religious believers and preachers, they are unwittingly spreading evil around our world, and that they should simply keep their beliefs and thoughts to themselves in the best interests of humanity, or suffer the consequences for their actions.
People should consider that the world would be like Heaven if religion ceased to exist, but all the believers and preachers have turned the planet into Hell.
I'd suggest that you brush up on your knowledge of history.
2006-09-07 07:48:26 · answer #6 · answered by Brenda's World 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Your facts are true, but don't forget about the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades, the ongoing Hindu/Muslim terrorism in India and Pakistan, the whole Israel/Palestine mess, the Christian persecutions in ancient Rome, 9/11, and so much more.
Those were all based on religion.
2006-09-07 07:54:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hitler was not directly responsible for the killing of 60 million people world wide. Do you forget the Stalin and Mussolini were on his side? Are they blameless? How many of the numbers under Stalin also belong under Hitler, in your little diatribe above?? And, didnt Hitler kill Jews? Isnt that related to religion? Didnt Mao hate Christianity? Isnt that realted to religion? Your point is moot.
Now, lets examine this list:
Crusades - untold thousands of people killed in the name of God.
Inquisition - untold thousands killed in the name of God.
Witch Hunts - approx. 30K WOMEN killed by the Church....ok, in reality, the Church didnt do it....they had the political machine of the day do it so as to keep their hands bloodless....but it was done at the behest of the Church.
9/11 - 3000 americans dead due to religious beliefs of fundie muslims.
Shall I go on??? Check up on your Church and see what they did to the Knights Templars (attempted to kill them all, after sporeading vicious lies about homosexual sex, etc. Hhmmmm....wonder why that theme keeps popping up with the Church.....) Then read about what they did to Fransican monks when they ran out of Knights Templars to kill......
Dude, just read some HISTORY!
2006-09-07 07:51:53 · answer #8 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Crusades, Natzi Germany based their whole ideology on religious superiority, Salem Witch Trials, Spanish Inquisition, Rawandan deaths, and the list goes on.
2006-09-07 07:51:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Religion has nothing to do with the war and misery in this world coz we are as human beings who created all those things.. we are who misintrepreted our religions. There is no religion that taught you to fight eachother.
2006-09-07 07:55:25 · answer #10 · answered by Nadia Miller 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋