2007-08-09 04:15:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Apparently, you've been oblivious to all the anti-Muslim diatribes being screamed out by rightwing talking heads. A more accurate root cause of many social ills is religious fanaticism, not necessarily religion itself. Extremism of any form is a dangerous mindset that must be marginalized.
2007-08-09 04:25:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vast majority of wars fought throughout history were motivated (at least in part) by religious differences.
Say what you will about people's own personal relationship with whatever God they worship, organized religion has historically been a poor vehicle of peace.
2007-08-09 11:22:46 · answer #2 · answered by goldspider79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is like blaming cars for traffic accidents or guns for shootings. how do you suppose a religion of peace promotes violence? social ills are, in my opinion, caused people who cannot or will not conform to a civil society. people who do ill will in the name of religion are not people of GOD, allah, buddah or whom ever. maybe we should blame the individuals instead of the name on the banner. your reasoning to blame religion only aligns you with other haters, including those you blame.besides how can you blame someone,GOD, who does not exist?
2007-08-09 11:32:39 · answer #3 · answered by BRYAN H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nah, those that commit these social ills would still do it if there was no religion.. they would just find something else to latch on to.
the blame lies with a lack of education and a lack of prevention (because some people are just sick.. no matter how educated they are)
2007-08-09 11:23:07 · answer #4 · answered by pip 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religion isn't to blame, it is our need to separate ourselves and declare that we are the good ones. We separate ourselves into teams in (examples in parantheses, not my belief):
-politics (My political party is definitely right on the key issues)
-religion (Follow my religion or go to hell)
-Birth country (English are better than French)
-ethnicity (white people are smarter)
-geography (It is so much better to live in LA than NYC)
-Geo II (why would you ever live in the burbs?)
-school (my state school is better than yours)
-Professional sports (Cubs fans are morons)
and on and on and on...
2007-08-09 11:36:26 · answer #5 · answered by almost3am 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you give it credit for "saving" the number of people that it does. Are you scared to be consistent?
2007-08-09 11:28:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shut up and drink the kool-aid
2007-08-09 11:23:11 · answer #7 · answered by Morty Smith C137 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
religion isn't broke...some people who practice it are. Same with government. The problem isn't the concept, it is the humans who are carrying it out.
2007-08-09 11:18:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
You can blame whatever you want for any problems you want. At some point when the person to blame is yourself will you still find something/someone else to blame?
2007-08-09 11:18:41 · answer #9 · answered by Abu#2 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
organized religion is a controlling devise, dividing us against one another, hiding the truth that we're all one, not seperate.
religion teaches us that there are others, different from us, and therefore must be wrong, and probably dangerous. we should be scared and we must kill them before they kill us in the name of God.
2007-08-09 11:19:16 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋