If not, what is?
2007-03-18 01:35:22 · 12 answers · asked by Becca 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not afraid of anybody with spiritual impulses, I have them myself. I equate religion to churches, spirituality has nothing to do with religion.
2007-03-18 01:55:14 · update #1
No, it's not religion. It's actually humans. Even without religion in this world, wars would still be fought and people would be still murdered. What we need to work on is getting everybody to love each other, but we all know that is impossible.
2007-03-18 01:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. No war was ever fought because of religion. Religion is a tool used to inspire others to go to war. To give it a cause that everyone can agree on. Analyze all the wars from 1000 BC until now and look at the causes. It has been and always will be power and control over others. Seizing resources, land, installing a new government.
Many Americans say, today, that the Revolutionary War was fought over religious beliefs. It was not. It was fought over England imposing taxes onto the colonies that they thought were unfair. The founding fathers thoughts about religious freedom were hardly mentioned until after the war and only then because they were forming a new government and that issue needed to be addressed.
The current war in Iraq, even the "civil" war part of it is not about religion. It is about power and control. Who, will, in the end, control the billions of dollars in oil reserves. Jihad is a battle-cry to rally some Muslims to war. 99.9% of the Muslim in the world and even in Iraq, are peaceful and don't want war.
2007-03-18 09:28:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is not our enemy! Stop being afraid of folks with spiritual impulses -- they are not going away. Even secular societies have their own 'creeds' and belief systems, comparable to religions.
Noise is the ultimate weapon. Quiet is the only cure. Try slowing down, shutting down, being quiet, and being with your Self for a little while today -- it's incredibly refreshing!
2007-03-18 08:52:36 · answer #3 · answered by Kedar 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Is religion the ultimate weapon of mass destruction? Yep!
2007-03-18 08:42:13 · answer #4 · answered by אידיאליסטי™ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately Yes...but then again, humans will still find another reason to fight even without religions...
Humans are the weapon of mass destruction...
2007-03-18 08:48:20 · answer #5 · answered by Nesh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is not the ultimate weapon, but it is one of the weapons used buy the "powers" that be. missionaries come in to a land and systematically destroys the "Peoples" religions and them destroys the people and take there land.
2007-03-18 08:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by chin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes all it has done for 2000yrs is cause may hem on this planet holy wars brainwashing it takes over country and lays down its fairy tale laws it is the worst thing on this planet it is the weapon of mass destrution and the asteriod in 2036
2007-03-18 09:06:03 · answer #7 · answered by andrew w 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its money. a lot of money. War is a business. Religion is used as an oil to start the business..
2007-03-18 08:47:17 · answer #8 · answered by Peach 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no.man's greed for wealth and power is a weapon of mass destruction.
2007-03-18 09:24:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Thats why most wars are caused! I mean look at Hitler! This war!
2007-03-18 08:39:20 · answer #10 · answered by Alyssa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋