Has the Iraq war, yet again, proven the bloodthirsty nature of Western religion?

Question

If you think the Muslims are the only religious crazies willing to hurt people, just open a history book or look to the American South for their Christian counterparts.

Answer 1

Well, I agree that the original idea of manifest destiny had a religious component - that "God" had chosen the Puritans (and, later, the other people who came here) to spread out over the North American continent...and that same religious justification is, I believe, a subterranean impetus in the current imperialistic drive to rule the world.

Historically, the sense of divine election and the identification of the Americas with ancient Canaan were used to justify expelling America's Indigenous Peoples from their land. The colonists saw themselves as confronting "satanic forces" in the Native Americans.

There has always been a strong sense of being "God's chosen people" in America's self-identification. And, much like in the Old Testament, it is something that we cannot examine honestly...as a rationalization for conquest.

We don't seem to have learned much from history.

Answer 2

No, history proves that mankind is SINFUL. If you think we are not, just open a history book. Look at the American south, north, east, west. Look at Europe, Africa, Asia etc.... Religious wars, secular wars, and everything in between. We are a fallen race and it should be clear to any one who is paying attention that we are fallen indeed, just like the Bible says.

Answer 3

No. not so much Western religion. But it has shown the bloodthirsty drive for the US to protect its children of the future from those who live to hurt them.

Answer 4

You obviously have no clue what is going on around the world, much less the middle east.

I know, I know, you would love to blame the West for everything, just like the terrorists do.

Unfortunately, you, much like the terrorists, usually only have centuries old supposed "Christian" atrocities to fuel your weak arguments.

Answer 5

Well, I am an American, from the south, who is completely opposed to the war, and I personally do not condone violence.

And this war was not about religion, it was about oil, revenge & retaliation, sadly.

Answer 6

EVERY major religion in the world teaches peace. It is the radical groups in those religions that twist the words of their holy books (Torah, Bible, and Qur'an) and read only the passages of war and to kill, and believe in only those passages.

As-salaamu alaykum - Peace be upon you

Answer 7

that's what happens when you vote an asshole into the white house

I can't say enough about how much I hate bush. I really can't see why some would say he is a great president

It's all lies bush just wants the oil that's all