what wars are there going on currently that are effected by religion, and how does religion play apart in them. for example i found that president goerge Bush, filled one of his speechs with biblical references and spoke about how this war was the apocolyspe
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IRAQ war is nota war of relegion, it is a war for power. for oil.\nthe us wants to get power in the east....\n\nbut read the old books at times... vietnam be in ur minds.
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Christians support  a war?! Well, you won't stop surprising me. Isn't it against your religion?
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Lol, because the Bush administration doesn't really care what the religious nuts want. They just used them to get elected. Lol ah they were used and its funny to me.
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Yes.  Religion is one of the top if not the top divisive issue in the world.  It has caused more war, hatred, intolerance and bigotry than anything else ever.  Most teach tolerance and love but their followers sure don't show it!  They use it as a weapon to judge and look down on people who don't believe as they do.  While it wouldn't stop all wars or problems, people will just find some other reason to be hateful, it would sure cut down on some of it!
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Religion just needs to stay out of politics. Once politics start getting influenced by one sect of religion facing up against another sect. It will most likely lead to civil war.
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Religion - peace and Love!!!?!!! Don't make me laugh - religion is the reason for all these wars - Islam vs Christianity. I am an atheist - I find it fascinating the different religions and what they believe in - it makes me think alot. However it is the religious people who get me angry not the religion itself. If people followed their religion correctly the world would be a perfect place - it obviously isn't.\nMy opinion!
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I can't speak for God.  I can only read the Bible, pray and wait for Him to speak to me.  I can only speak my own opinion and my beliefs.  In my opinion, I don't think God is for senseless war.  God is a god of peace and love, but He lets us choose how we live.  He knows exactly how many wars will occur and exactly how many people will die due to the wars.  I think it's in Revelation where it says "There will be wars and rumors of wars."  I don't think that means God agrees with war, but that He will allow it to happen.
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Yes there are ....I met many in the army....No they are not Condecended on they are our brothers and sisters dieing with us....Religion doesn't matter when you are at war you all bond no matter what you believe
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Religion is a stick that people use for support during their weakest moments. The poorest of the poor have no one to turn to, because the money from their country has been taken by the rich countries to feed the rich there. .... bumkm.. and crap\n\nThe west has the loosest family ties, there is no respect for0r elders, divorce rates are high, and all that kind of tirade.\n\nThe fact is that in the name of religion the Strong and/or the rich have committed untold atrocities over the poor, and then to assuage their consciences have sent alms to the very people they have harmed.\n\nSpeak to a normal average Iraqi who is yet an American POW in his own country- Saddam is in jail, may he rot there, so why should the Irqi have fear.\n\nSo who does the Iraqi turn to? Unfortunately, no country has ever occupied the US or UK or Australia or Canada for that matter, or probably you'd find more sophisticated religious fanatics in those countries, and dear George would have to wage his 'War against terror' in his own country and those of his allies.\n\nThe white man has always been a sanctimonous son of a b..itch, aways trying to improve the lot of the world, the heathen and the pagan, trying to remove a husk from the other man's eye, while he has a stick that has poked right through his own eye and addling right through to his brain
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Do you imagine that religion is the source of all conflict?  Hitler invaded the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia and Poland (and started WWII) in a quest for more territory.  Japan invaded China and attacked the US out of a need for more natural resources for their already crowded island nation.  North (Communist) Korea invaded South Korea to unify the country under communist rule.  North (Communist) Vietnam invaded South Vietnam for the same reason.  The Spanish-American War resulted from Spain's efforts to maintain its empire and the US's desire to continue expanding its economic influence.  The Civil War was fought over slavery and states rights.  I could go on.\n\nIn short, what is called the "War on Terror" is the only war in this nation's history (and one of the few in the history of the world, the Crusades and England's struggles during its transition from Catholicism to Prostestantism being notable exceptions) in which religion is a significant motivating component for one of the combatants.\n\nAs for controlling the masses, today the three countries with the most rigid control over their people's lives are China, North Korea and Cuba, all viciously anti-religious.\n\nIf you allow your views on history to be colored by your antipathy toward religion, you are more akin to a caged bird or a bird on a wire than one in flight.
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No, this has been happening since the beginning of time. Do some reading about the Chrsitian Crusades. All of that was due to Christains and Muslims fighting over the Holy Land.. Its not a state thing or a US systematic hatrid, its history
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I believe it is a religious war. Evangelical Christians, most anyway, are intolerant of other religions.
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Religion has been used as the justification for so much violence. But humans are naturally violent animals. Religion or no, we will always find something to squabble over.
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Yes, this is all just the beginning.\n\nSee if you look at the world today you will notice chain reactions happening all over the world that started on that day.  Example: the worlds distrust of the US.\n\nYes, a lot of things lead up to it, but it was the calmination of everything prior.\n\nBut don't worry just yet.  WWII started off a little skirmish it was a couple years before it became a blown out war.  The time you should worry is when another superpower enters this little skirmish or when it truelly becomes a religious war.\n\nYes, I know it seems that this is a religious war, but it's really just a political war right now.  If you noticed even on this forum it's becoming more religious every day. It still a man(Bin Lauden) using religion to do something political.  Eventually this will turn into a religious war or another World War; either way it will be the war to end all wars.
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Are you kidding?  Factions WITHIN each of those religions contradict each other you can't expect separate religions to agree on anything!
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Wars can lead to more resouces, like money, land, oil, etc. It also can overthrow power and reestablish power, as the American Revolution and Civil War was. Boudica's war was about power and revenge, the Crusades were about power and religion.
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sorry, you've all got it wrong....RELIGION IS POLITICS.....just one more political faction...what do you think organized religion started as???...p.s. i am a proud republican, and i don't hate bush...just don't agree with all of his beliefs