and then saying it is for their god. these people are sick & evil, they make their god look evil, this isn't the 12th century, it is modern times. when will they get it thru their heads that everyone is different, some want religion in their lives, in different forms, and some don't. but they all want to just live their lives in peace! what a boring world it would be if everyone was the same. they should get their fanatical heads out of their asses & wise up to the real world!
2007-07-05 06:11:22 · 21 answers · asked by kona 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It isn't their religion that causes extremists to kill innocent people but certain individuals that use the title of religion to influence groups to promote their individual ideas and causes. Essentially all religions have peace as their foundation but influential members warp the truth to push their own agendas which usually have little to due with true religion.
2007-07-05 06:20:08 · answer #1 · answered by thrilla 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not the religion that says that specifically if we are talking about the same religion then there are various passages in that holy book that can be interpreted by people who want convince oppressed people of their religion what they are being told to do is right and that they will be rewarded for it, which most of the said religion probably think isn't right.
2007-07-05 06:19:33 · answer #2 · answered by anon4112 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's never been about "religion", even back in the 12th century.
It's always been about power and control. Saying it is in the name of God, is an excuse to justify any action that is deemed necessary to attain and maintain control over others.
We must be careful about who we are pointing fingers at. The religious right conservatives in the US are currently in power and are perilously close to admitting that they are "intervening" in the Middle East in the name of God. Our "intervention" may not specifically target women and children, but we accept inadvertent killing of innocents.
How much different are we really?
2007-07-05 06:25:23 · answer #3 · answered by lunatic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well obviously, these are fanatics that put their own spin on what their base religion really says. Don't paint all members of such a faith with the same brush, recognize that there are reasonable men and women in any group and then there are the sick twisted fanatics, that is as true of Christianity as it is of Islam or Buddhism.
2007-07-05 06:15:51 · answer #4 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's not a religion that is telling these people to go out and do these. It is there extreme interpretation of their religion. Just as the Westborough Baptist Church is full of extremist Christians. Every religion has these extremists that interpret their religions in a seemingly sick and twisted way. Don't think it is the religion itself.
2007-07-05 06:16:14 · answer #5 · answered by kelly4u2 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Catholic Christians in the Crusades not only killed Muslim women and children, they ate them.
And, by the way, Catholic Crusaders not only killed Muslims, they killed Orthodox Christians, too (in a sack of Constantinople).
And Orthodox Christians have done their share of massacring Muslims, as well ... in modern times, no less ... as in Srebrenica, 1995
And of course when Protestants came on the scene, they killed one another and Catholics, too ... again, continuing to our own "modern" times ... Northern Ireland's already been mentioned.
But perhaps some will argue people should do away with religion and live with the kind of respect for human life they had in, say ... Stalin's regime?
Barbaric people don't do barbaric things because of their religion. Barbaric people do barbaric things because they're barbaric.
2007-07-05 06:45:08 · answer #6 · answered by bodhidave 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You cannot apply logic to religion. Their religion preaches this and those who believe in it accept it. As sad as that makes the rest of us, there is little we can say that will unconvince them. All we can do is let them know that this behavior will not be tolerated and will be fought at every turn and hope that time and growth will eliminate it.
2007-07-05 06:17:01 · answer #7 · answered by mommanuke 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about the religion of the leader who ordered all children of Jesus' age killed? All religions seem to be much the same when they want to get their own way.
The Crusades, the Irish Christians that killed so many kids.
2007-07-05 06:17:33 · answer #8 · answered by shericomes 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hey, there's been peace in Northern Ireland for years now. I'll bet it's been almost a decade since any christian has blown anyone up there.
Wait....who were you talking about?
2007-07-05 06:14:59 · answer #9 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
a bad one....and even if "ONLY" 1% of their members are "radicalized" that means about 100,000 million of their zombies are ready to set off bombs around the world every day and or murder hindus, buddhists, christians, atheists, pagans and other muslims.
be nice if a reformation happened before it gets much worse.
and to the putz onlysolorose above and others below....always nice of you to bring christianity into the question when it was never mentioned. ZERO Christians strap bombs on their backs and attack every other religion on the planet. false and moronic premise. thanks for your hatred and bigotry. so your FALSE Analogy of "extremist christians" is based on NOTHING but YOUR LIes and bigotry towards christians!!!
2007-07-05 06:15:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋