Some ancient religions required human sacrifices, others animal sacrifices, still others the annihilation of “unbelievers”. To that extent, religion sometimes does cause wars. The problem comes when all religions are lumped together and summarily rebuked, ridiculed, rebuffed or relegated to the scrap heap of human experience. This is a form of religious “profiling” that those who oppose religion would very often abhor being used to fight crime or prevent terrorism.
I struggled as a young man with the phrase “Christian guerillas” as it was applied to one of the factions fighting in Beirut, Lebanon. As a Christian myself, the two terms seemed antithetical to each other, but they were strung together never-the-less by reporters and news editors covering that struggle.
Religion and religious people have often been used and abused, twisted, misguided and manipulated by callous (and often non-religious) politicians (or power-intoxicated religious leaders) to initiate and/or seek justification for war.
But saying that religion causes war is like saying that vehicles cause accidents. Yes, from time to time wars have been fought in the name of religion. And at times religion was the pivotal cause or justification of such wars. But religious people have also done much good for their neighbors, and strangers alike. Did anyone notice the number of religious organizations what were already on the ground in Haiti even before the earthquake struck?
Those who oppose religion for any reason are quick to blame religion for every war they can, but they refuse to notice the good that religious people have done and the billions of dollars that are quietly given every year by religious people to religious organizations and used to improve communities, minister to the hurting, the sick and the needy of all sorts.
Every coin has two sides.
22. Chriswrote on 11 March, 2010
Vote: 6 27
A wise man once said to me
“My dear child, its religion. Its doesn’t have to make sense.”
23. Laurenwrote on 12 March, 2010
Vote: 22 17
You dont have to be religious to feel like you want to help and make others feel good… I feel like most Christians, who say they are Christians, really are not Christians. They either smoke pot, or have judgmental issues. I feel religion is a personal believe and is supposed to be kept to yourself, and not pressured onto others… Inspire people by being the christian not telling people about it… I also feel that religion and God are two entirely separate things… people seem to think that because I am not a christian I don’t believe in god. I do, I believe in my own god, the one that I knew before I was to be taught about religion or Jesus or any god… I do see the good religion can do for people, however I feel those people that chose to be religious need to be guided anyhow. I feel religion is a way for the government to control their people, to make us feel content and safe. Thinking in a different realm could be threatening to the powerful people… I also feel like most Christians are just Christians because they want to look good rather than actually being good… Did you know that the same part of the brain that is being stimulated during a religious moment is the same part of the brain that is being stimulated during a schizophrenic moment? Hmmmm.. I’m human on plant earth. I am made up of billions of tiny cells that will eventually die off one by one.
24. David Sanderswrote on 27 March, 2010
Vote: 19 6
Religion is the greatest curse mankind has brought upon himself. More death has arisen in the name of Religion than any other sin. Religion is Man seeking God. SALVATION is God seeking man.
25. Jennawrote on 18 April, 2010
Vote: 9 15
I am confused about religion…but then again, who isn’t? There is no doubt about it that God is real, and he is the Alpha and the Omega. The confusing part is not in who He is…the confusing part is in how to believe it.
26. Ann Peyrotwrote on 8 May, 2010
Vote: 22 3
Never believe anything on the basis of belief alone.
27. Brittanywrote on 9 May, 2010
Vote: 44 46
Christianity is not a religion it’s a relationship with Jesus Christ!!
28. Debywrote on 25 May, 2010
Vote: 24 7
Religion is used to control the masses and has been used that way for its whole existence.
Religion and Faith is a way of controlling what people think and making them conform.
29. Ajay Barotwrote on 2 June, 2010
Vote: 12 49
Religion means to believe in super power of this universe.
30. Ajay Barotwrote on 2 June, 2010
Vote: 2 9
What spread Love That’s Religion – Pramukh Swami maharaj
31. azhar razaqwrote on 4 June, 2010
Vote: 15 3
Their is a huge difference in believing in religion & believing in god.
32. Tanya Ahmedwrote on 30 July, 2010
Vote: 15 5
Religion starts from the heart, and not bound to the customs and traditions of the World…if you love and praise God Almighty for what He has created for you…then it’s up to you how you express it.
33. Tony Sillarswrote on 30 August, 2010
Vote: 24 18
Religion is a bad joke made up by people with no sense of humor and told to people who are too scared to laugh.
34. Shirley Noelwrote on 1 October, 2010
Vote: 4 9
Religion is man trying to define God….Spirituality is God defining himself with us.
35. Athiestwrote on 14 October, 2010
Vote: 6 6
What is it that drives the majority of our world to one form of religion or another ? Is it faith? …… When staring death in the face and you are all alone…even an atheist prays…for it is fear..not faith.. that drives EVERYONE to religion!!!
36. jenwrote on 12 November, 2010
Vote: 17 7
It’s funny how religious people judge ones who don’t believe especially considering judging is a sin.
Don’t judge me for my beliefs because I don’t judge you for yours.
Don’t debate religion with me, you are not going to change my beliefs anymore than I am going to change yours.
37. Banahenewrote on 13 November, 2010
Vote: 9 10
Religion is trick to hold down the poor and maintain the ruling class.
38. Soulja girlwrote on 24 December, 2010
Vote: 4 5
Religion keeps me focused and Religion is about sharing the beauty not dissing each other!
39. Alexxwrote on 14 January, 2011
Vote: 3 5
Religious faith is merely the surrender of reason, nothing more.
Some ancient religions required human sacrifices, others animal sacrifices, still others the annihilation of “unbelievers”. To that extent, religion sometimes does cause wars. The problem comes when all religions are lumped together and summarily rebuked, ridiculed, rebuffed or relegated to the scrap heap of human experience. This is a form of religious “profiling” that those who oppose religion would very often abhor being used to fight crime or prevent terrorism.
I struggled as a young man with the phrase “Christian guerillas” as it was applied to one of the factions fighting in Beirut, Lebanon. As a Christian myself, the two terms seemed antithetical to each other, but they were strung together never-the-less by reporters and news editors covering that struggle.
Religion and religious people have often been used and abused, twisted, misguided and manipulated by callous (and often non-religious) politicians (or power-intoxicated religious leaders) to initiate and/or seek justification for war.
But saying that religion causes war is like saying that vehicles cause accidents. Yes, from time to time wars have been fought in the name of religion. And at times religion was the pivotal cause or justification of such wars. But religious people have also done much good for their neighbors, and strangers alike. Did anyone notice the number of religious organizations what were already on the ground in Haiti even before the earthquake struck?
Those who oppose religion for any reason are quick to blame religion for every war they can, but they refuse to notice the good that religious people have done and the billions of dollars that are quietly given every year by religious people to religious organizations and used to improve communities, minister to the hurting, the sick and the needy of all sorts.
Every coin has two sides.
A wise man once said to me
“My dear child, its religion. Its doesn’t have to make sense.”
You dont have to be religious to feel like you want to help and make others feel good… I feel like most Christians, who say they are Christians, really are not Christians. They either smoke pot, or have judgmental issues. I feel religion is a personal believe and is supposed to be kept to yourself, and not pressured onto others… Inspire people by being the christian not telling people about it… I also feel that religion and God are two entirely separate things… people seem to think that because I am not a christian I don’t believe in god. I do, I believe in my own god, the one that I knew before I was to be taught about religion or Jesus or any god… I do see the good religion can do for people, however I feel those people that chose to be religious need to be guided anyhow. I feel religion is a way for the government to control their people, to make us feel content and safe. Thinking in a different realm could be threatening to the powerful people… I also feel like most Christians are just Christians because they want to look good rather than actually being good… Did you know that the same part of the brain that is being stimulated during a religious moment is the same part of the brain that is being stimulated during a schizophrenic moment? Hmmmm.. I’m human on plant earth. I am made up of billions of tiny cells that will eventually die off one by one.
Religion is the greatest curse mankind has brought upon himself. More death has arisen in the name of Religion than any other sin. Religion is Man seeking God. SALVATION is God seeking man.
I am confused about religion…but then again, who isn’t? There is no doubt about it that God is real, and he is the Alpha and the Omega. The confusing part is not in who He is…the confusing part is in how to believe it.
Never believe anything on the basis of belief alone.
Christianity is not a religion it’s a relationship with Jesus Christ!!
Religion is used to control the masses and has been used that way for its whole existence.
Religion and Faith is a way of controlling what people think and making them conform.
Religion means to believe in super power of this universe.
What spread Love That’s Religion – Pramukh Swami maharaj
Their is a huge difference in believing in religion & believing in god.
Religion starts from the heart, and not bound to the customs and traditions of the World…if you love and praise God Almighty for what He has created for you…then it’s up to you how you express it.
Religion is a bad joke made up by people with no sense of humor and told to people who are too scared to laugh.
Religion is man trying to define God….Spirituality is God defining himself with us.
What is it that drives the majority of our world to one form of religion or another ? Is it faith? …… When staring death in the face and you are all alone…even an atheist prays…for it is fear..not faith.. that drives EVERYONE to religion!!!
It’s funny how religious people judge ones who don’t believe especially considering judging is a sin.
Don’t judge me for my beliefs because I don’t judge you for yours.
Don’t debate religion with me, you are not going to change my beliefs anymore than I am going to change yours.
Religion is trick to hold down the poor and maintain the ruling class.
Religion keeps me focused and Religion is about sharing the beauty not dissing each other!
Religious faith is merely the surrender of reason, nothing more.
Every religion is founded on peace and love…:)