religion is responsible for most of the great civil unrest?

Answer 1

I think, it is better if we say that religion has failed in his responsibility to create peace in great civil unrest!

Answer 2

I am racking my brain trying to think of an example of a "great civil unrest" that is caused by religion. So far, I can not come up with anything. I am not sure that I understand the question. Could you give us some examples of what you are trying to say?

Answer 3

Civil unrest tends to be from one wanting what another has.

Answer 4

I'm afraid that there is an underlying responsibility one full layer below religion, and that it lands smack on our own personal doorstep. It is the desire for dominance (which of course includes the desire to avoid being dominated by others.)

We want stuff for ourselves. We want to be in charge of the conditions of our own lives. We don't want to be pushed around by bullies, and we most definitely do not want the competition to have any unfair advantage over us.

To accomplish this we buddy-up with others who share our goals and values. We form groups (and groups-of-groups) and these ever larger tribes become "our side", which usually means there is also a "their side" that our own group helps us deal with.

When the group is based on spiritual belief or some other purely unprovable personal faith then we call it "religion" but the underlying purpose is still the same as any other group large or small... to help us deal with a world full of competitors who gang up and try to impose their values over ours, or otherwise take what we believe to be unfair advantage of us.

People inside one of those other religions are probably looking at us in much the same way that we are regarding them... as people they better not trust to be fair because when it comes down to ultimate loyalty they (we) are probably going to side with our own group regardless of the rules of fair play or legal justice.

So, is "religion" at fault or are we, as individuals?

Answer 5

religions have both a positve and negative effect on society

while they were created to help us reach the divine, and all with good intentions, they mostly cause seperation, fear and ulimately war and killing- in God's name.

each side in these wars believe that God is on their side. what is the basis for this belief? holy scipture and teachings that have been interpreted to favor each sides viewpoint. is it really God's word, or someone in power at the time wants you to think so.

question everything against the barometer of the heart

Answer 6

Religion is just one of a number of false prides,
like racism, sexism, and nationalism. Which those
who want power and control use to stir up the masses
to do thier bidding.
And while the masses kill each other, they sit around
and drink champagne, eat caviar, and make witty
comments.

Answer 7

No-the civil unrest is there-----------------they just use religion as a guise. Religion, or no, the civil unrest will be there.