2006-12-28 11:03:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
None. Especially not Christianity. With the fall of the Roman Empire, the librarian of Alexandria was pulled off her carriage and skinned alive. Literacy dropped. Even the Pope had to have the Bible read to him. In the first crusade, Christians killed tens of thousands of people they called "infidels". The Children's Crusade (1212) caused the deaths of nearly 50,000 children. Preachers sentenced to death and executed thousands during the Inquisition (1233-1834) for heresy and witchcraft. There were the Salem witch trials (1692) in America. The 17th Century Thirty Years War (Catholics v. protestants) wiped out tens of millions in Europe. In the Taiping Rebellion in China in the 1850's a Christian cult started a war that resulted in the slaughter of twenty million people. In the Holocaust six million Jews were murdered. Muslims and Christians in Bosnia reached a death toll of over 250,000.
2006-12-28 11:05:33 · answer #1 · answered by acgsk 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As an organization & as individuals Jehovah's Witnesses seem to be the only one. All of its members refuse to have any part, unless they individually decide to engage in the forces--That is very rare. Because of this most every nation in the world has had some animosity toward them one time or another. There are presently 20-25 nations that the witnesses are under ban or serious restrictions--most likely most of them if not all have the war issue as a reason.
Other religions:
Some Quakers have had a non-participation for many years, as far as all of them individually , I am not sure.
Mennonites, Amish--also have had some refusal.
2006-12-28 11:27:48 · answer #2 · answered by THA 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bahá'í Faith is a religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th century Persia. Bahá'ís number around 6 million in more than 200 countries around the world.
According to Bahá'í teachings, religious history is seen as an evolving educational process for mankind, through God's messengers, which are termed Manifestations of God. Bahá'u'lláh is seen as the most recent, pivotal, but not final of these individuals. He claimed to be the expected redeemer and teacher prophesied in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions, and that his mission was to establish a firm basis for unity throughout the world, and inaugurate an age of peace and justice, which Bahá'ís expect will inevitably arise.
"Bahá'í" can be an adjective referring to the Bahá'í Faith, or the term for a follower of Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá'í is not a noun meaning the religion as a whole). The term comes from the Arabic word Bahá’ ,eaning "glory" or "splendor".
2006-12-28 11:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by Furibundus 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Buddhists are pacifists. There have been no "wars" involving Buddhists as far as I know although some Buddhist monks did try to defend Tibet when it was invaded by China, they were slaughtered.
2006-12-28 11:11:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddhism
2006-12-28 11:06:26 · answer #5 · answered by this_one_dude 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quakers
2006-12-28 11:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by djm749 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses will not participate in war, and remain neutral in all political situations.
2006-12-28 11:06:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Amish are pacifists.
2006-12-28 11:10:08 · answer #8 · answered by Serena 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those Buddhists seem like peaceful fellows.C'mon,let's give 'em a hand.
2006-12-28 11:07:21 · answer #9 · answered by Soupy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
those religions don't exist anymore
2006-12-28 11:06:13 · answer #10 · answered by Nick F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋