I need to find examples of ethnic cleansing or the killing of a certain group in the name of "a" god.

Question

Such as the Skinheads and the Serbians and Albainians.

Answer 1

Start with the Crusades.... then the Spanish Inquisition.
Don't forget the Wars of religion (1562 France), Ireland's civil war, Sri Lanka.... This list is endless. Here's a place to start.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/curr_war.htm

Answer 2

Skinheads believe in the ethnic superiority of the "white" race - it has little if anything to do with God. Don't confuse them with the KKK, just because they hate blacks.

The Serbian issue has some religious overtones, but it is mostly an ethnic and cultural things. It is/was not done in the name of a "god".

The examples given of the Crusades probably come closest, however, even there ethnicity wasn't the issue: faith was. That is why a crusade was even turned against the Cathars, fellow Frenchmen of the original Crusaders. Their faith was considered heresy.

So, although God, a god, or gods may be called upon by individuals during such time, it's not actually relevant. "Ethnic cleansing" by definition focuses on ethnicity, not god. See: Hitler during WWII, Rwanda a few years ago, the sad story recorded in the short novel "Copper Sunrise" on an incident on Canada's east coast during the colonial era, etc.

Answer 3

Ethnic conflicts often exploit religion for a means of justification but are in the end really wars over territory and resources. The British Empire's long occupation and conflict in Ireland is a good example. When Joan of Arc was burned at the stake after English soldiers caught her they tried her for heresy but really they wanted her dead for leading French resistance against them. Religion was also made an issue in many of the colonial wars between Britain, France, and Spain. but in none of these cases do I believe the perpetrators truly believed that they were fighting for anything more than an empire. It just happens to be really hard to motivate soldiers unless you tell them that they are fighting, killing and dying for something very important and of course God would be the most important of all to many people from many times and places.

Answer 4

Yes: The Genocide of the Assyrians, Armenians, and Greeks which occurred under the Ottoman Empire, it was committed by the Turks simply because of religious differences. Close to three million Christians perished, Turkey still does not accept this Genocide.

Answer 5

The Spanish Inquisition is a good example. Over history, many religions (including the Catholic Church) have killed in the name of God. Still, I choose to be a Catholic because it is the church begun by Christ. Now if only "humans" would live up to God's desires for us.

Answer 6

The Native American peoples of North & South & Central America.

Answer 7

In the Bible the books of Kings give good examples. Why did God turn against Saul?

Answer 8

What about the Israelites slaughtering the Canaanites? It's all in the old testament - can't get much more in the name of "a" god, whatever that means, than that.

Answer 9

serbian ethnic cleansing had nothing to do with god. their theory was that wherever there was one serb living that should be their country... ergo, the wars, the ethnic cleansing,etc.

Answer 10

they killed in the name of atheism too. the belief in no belief.
examples, nazis, communists, pol pot, mao, stalin.
they killed in the name of intolerance too. i'm not going
to tolerate your intolerance. etc. right now the aristocracy
of the world has us under the 'population reduction act of
2000'. they think its rather humorous to see the 'little people'
suffer. they are known in england as the cliveden set.
our 'jet set'. people who fly to switzerland for lunch on
tuesdays and to zanzibar on thursdays.