We have in the past and continue today to wage war over and in the name of god. I feel that this makes a very profound statement about the character of god if he exists.
If you had created a colony of people and at some time they began fighting over what they thought about you wouldn't you feel morally obligated to step in and tell them to knock it off? Or better yet, give them good reason and evidence to view you in a certain way and agree? The god that most people seem to believe in merely sits on the sidelines while we kill each other in his name. This doesn't sound like a loving god. In fact it sounds like a sociopathic egomaniac. You have to admit there is something wrong with you if you get your jollies watching other people fight over you.
2007-01-31 09:59:59 · 7 answers · asked by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, violent, oppressive men have hijacked and twisted various religions to gain power, justify their actions, and attract and manipulate naive followers. This does not make religion itself or God himself intrinsically evil. Non sequitur, sir.
Furthermore, the absence of religion has actually resulted in more death and oppression than its presence. Cases in point:
- The killing fields of Pol Pot's Cambodia
- Josef Stalin's slaughter of millions in the Soviet gulags
- Ceauşescu's Romania
- Mao's "Cultural Revolution"
- Kim Jong Il's North Korea
- ...and many, many more.
Modern-day Islamists notwithstanding, atheist/communist regimes have imposed far more death and misery upon mankind than any act of misplaced religious fervor had before them. I haven't looked up the numbers lately, but I'd bet you lunch that atheists killed more people in the 20th century than the entire world population existing at the time of the Crusades.
How easily and conveniently atheists forget their own legacy of horror.
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2007-01-31 10:17:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the only way i understand to respond to that's that God is outdoors of time. God did no longer start up and he won't have an end. that's not a lot that he continually grew to become into there as that he created the possibility for something to have a start up and an end.
2016-11-23 18:28:39 · answer #2 · answered by chapdelaine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My religion certainly never waged a war on anyone in the name of God.
There are many peaceful religions. I'm pretty sure God is appalled at the things people do in his name.
I think religious strife is caused by fanatical people with some point to 'prove', not God,
2007-01-31 10:06:45 · answer #3 · answered by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your pseudo problem results from your construal of divine omnipotence. God's power is persuasive, not coercive. God can only "step in" by inspiring individuals and groups to lives of selfless dedication to peace and reconciliation. And God does. Religious strife says a great deal about humans, but nothing about God.
2007-01-31 10:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you believe in God,then you must believe in Satan. I think it says more about Satan then our lord,our God, blessed be He.
Slander,accusations and the lie are all from Satan the devil,not god. I know I will not get any 10 points here, I seldom do. I am not here for the points I am here to learn or teach w/e it is all in god's hands.
God bless you!
2007-01-31 10:05:34 · answer #5 · answered by Mijoecha 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
To answer your question - No, but it says a lot about man. Religions are man made. A living relationship with Jesus Christ is another matter.
2007-01-31 10:12:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, it says something about the nature of people and that's what is truly scary.
2007-01-31 10:05:01 · answer #7 · answered by hw 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋