When was the last time a war was fought in the name of Atheism?

Question

There are some scary people out there! Eye Love Jesus needs to get out more!!!

Answer 1

Many wars have been fought BECAUSE of Atheism, but to my knowledge, no Atheistic sect has ever waged a war to draw attention to itself or its beliefs; current media onslaughts notwithstanding. A GUESS would be that it may have occurred in early Egyptian times, when monotheism was becoming predominant, and Atheists demanded a larger voice in their beliefs.

Answer 2

How can you fight in the name of atheism? It has no authority, so you cannot do anything in it's name. Most wars were fought because of the political or economic desires of rulers and governments, not through the dictates of religious doctrine. Some were fought in order for an oppressed people to shake off the shackles of their oppressors. Sure, warlords might say that they are fighting in their god's name, but that does not make it so. If the people are not familiar with the teachings of their religion they might be fooled into believing they are fighting for that reason.

Answer 3

War doesn`t have to be, fought with guns,or weapons, we have a war going on all the time, for one reason or the other, we have abusers,killers, molesters,all these are things of hate, and the only war we see, is the one going on in other countries, why don`t we see the things going on here, by our own country as war, its a war against the GOOD, against whats right, and its always been going on from the beginning.

Answer 4

Never that I know of. However, look at the mountains of bodies and oceans of blood spilled in the name of organized religion. I myself am not an Atheist but I choose the lower body count every time.

Answer 5

Secular fundamentalism can be just as bad as religious fundamentalism. And, in fact, it often leads to increased religious fundamentalism (and vice-versa). And ... we don't need either one to start a major war -- just need ego which is at the basis of all war.

Answer 6

None. The religion of believing in a non God has no apparent threat to justify a war ...

Anyway, who is threatening the non believers to the extent they would go to war?

Answer 7

Hello.. :)

Does religion lead to violence and religious wars?

Several observations are in order:

1) It's overly simplistic, against what author Regina Schwartz has claimed,2 to say that "monotheism" has brought "violent legacy" to Western societies and that non-Western religions have no association with violence.

2) Much of the blood shed in the 20th century was the result of atheist ideologues. It's ironic that religion gets the blame for violence, but critics of religion are silent when a secular or atheistic faith--such as that of Stalin or Mao Tse-tung--wreaks utter destruction on millions upon millions of lives.

3) Thus what we must look to is the essential teaching of what a religion says, not merely at its abuse, and judge it from that perspective. Is taking up the sword in the name of Jesus to promote Christianity consistent with what Jesus affirmed? We could ask the same of Islam or Hinduism.

4) Thus it is not religion per se that perpetrates violence, but a certain mindset that seeks to use an ideology or a religious justification to control people's thinking and restrain the most fundamental freedoms.

5) Where freedom of conscience or religious freedom or women's rights are being abused, all of us must reject this as wrong. Sometimes this may mean calling on the carpet those who claim the same religious affiliation as we do, but they utilize violent ends to promote their religious system. For example, where were the people to condemn the Ayatollah Khomeini's death wish (fatwah) upon Salman Rushdie for his Satanic Verses?

Religious tolerance without religious wars.

6) Thus, truth-claims regarding religious uniqueness in themselves do not perpetuate violence--hence, a word about religious pluralism:

4 Although the Dalai Lama rejects the existence of a Creator God, I still appreciate what he does for promoting peace. He claims that Tibetan Buddhism is "the highest and complete form of Buddhism.

5 Furthermore, full salvation or even the practice of compassion is impossible to achieve unless you accept the doctrine of emptiness (sunyata)--the absence of inherent or independent existence. Everything is emptiness. In an interview in the early 1980s, he claimed that the state of liberation is one which "only Buddhists can accomplish.

6 I would disagree, but our differing views needn't perpetuate violence or militancy. They needn't keep us from fighting for human rights, religious freedom, the right to life and liberty for the most vulnerable of human beings.
In fact, people who call themselves religious pluralists believe they have a virtue that the Dalai Lama or I do not have--they believe that their viewpoint is the correct one, and that our views are erroneous. So try as we might, we can't escape truth-claims in religion. But the question is: how will we treat people who disagree with us--with dignity and respect or as enemies?

Disagreement can co-exist with respect. I myself attended a Muslim mosque for two years, and I was blessed to meet many wonderful Muslims and to eat in their homes. Tolerance doesn't mean accepting all views as true (which is impossible, since we don't truly "tolerate" those who don't agree with our pluralism); it means putting up with what we take to be erroneous or false in another person's thinking but respecting the person's right to think and choose differently since he has been made in the image of God too.

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Religion has sparked wars and exploitation:

The same could be said for politics, but politics cannot be eliminated from society; we can only try to find the right political formula. Neither can we eliminate our religious need; we can only find the right religion. A good start would be to find one committed to a leader who said, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers . . . love your enemies . . . bless those who curse you . . . turn the other cheek . . .’

Actually, atheists easily hold the record for mass killings - Lenin, Stalin, Mao. War is horrific, and yet by sheer numbers the slaughter of millions by these atheists dwarfs anything done in religious war.

When looking for the cause of war, try greed, selfishness, pride, hate, unforgiveness - the very opposite to Jesus’ teachings.

In Jesus Most Precious Name..
With Love..In Christ.. :)

Answer 8

There's not enough Atheists in the world to go up against the standing army of the Duchy of Grand Fennwick!

Answer 9

ifs fought everyday, Satan is wondering over the earth doing his best

Answer 10

Gawd knows