Is pacifism a religion?

Answer 1

No, it's just an opposition to war/fighting.....or even violence.
You could be an deist, humanist, atheist and a pacifist at the same time, being religious is not a necessity to become a pacifist.

Answer 2

No. Pacifism (i believe) is simply the idea that war and violence is wrong. But it's not religion in itself. There are religions that practice the idea of pacifism like the Quakers etc.

Answer 3

Pacifism is a manner of fighting using non-violence. Used in most religions but not itself a religion.

Here's WiKi's take on the whole thing, which was plagiarized by another answerer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacifism

Answer 4

Pacifism alone is not a religion. Pacifism is often one of the teachings of certain religions, such as the Amish or Quakers.

Answer 5

Certainly not.

There's more wars and bloodshed carried out in the name of religion than anything else. The Bible is full of it.

Not much room for pacifism there.

Answer 6

No,but there are pacifistic religions like Jainism and forms ofBuddhism and "Peace Churches" in Anabaptist and Quaker Christianity.

Answer 7

Pacifism.
1. opposition to war or violence of any kind.
2. refusal to engage in military activity because of one's principles or beliefs.
3. the principle or policy that all differences among nations should be adjusted without recourse to war.

Answer 8

No, but the chief element of Taoism is pacifism.

Answer 9

No, it is a position on violence. A pacifist is opposed to all kinds of violence to the point that they wont even fight back if they or their families are threatened.

Answer 10

No. A pacifist allows most things (if not all things) to roll off their back. Some would say they're pushovers. I wouldn't, because I'm a pacifist.