Can you name the religious faiths that refuse to get involved in wars and it's bloodshed?
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The Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses! (Isa. 43:10-12) Their beliefs and practices are not new but are a restoration of first-century Christianity. \nHow did Jesus distinguish his true followers? His answer brings us to a vital identifying mark of true worship. Jesus said: “I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves.” (John 13:34, 35) \n\nAs to serving in the armed forces, what does secular history disclose about the attitude of early Christians?\n\n“A careful review of all the information available goes to show that, until the time of Marcus Aurelius [Roman emperor from 161 to 180 C.E.], no Christian became a soldier; and no soldier, after becoming a Christian, remained in military service.”—The Rise of Christianity (London, 1947), E. W. Barnes, p. 333.\n\n“We who were filled with war, and mutual slaughter, and every wickedness, have each through the whole earth changed our warlike weapons,—our swords into ploughshares, and our spears into implements of tillage,—and we cultivate piety, righteousness, philanthropy, faith, and hope, which we have from the Father Himself through Him who was crucified.”—Justin Martyr in “Dialogue With Trypho, a Jew” (2nd century C.E.), The Ante-Nicene Fathers (Grand Rapids, Mich.; reprint of 1885 Edinburgh edition), edited by A. Roberts and J. Donaldson, Vol. I, p. 254.\n\n“They refused to take any active part in the civil administration or the military defence of the empire. . . . it was impossible that the Christians, without renouncing a more sacred duty, could assume the character of soldiers, of magistrates, or of princes.”—History of Christianity (New York, 1891), Edward Gibbon, pp. 162, 163.\n\nWith reference to Jesus Christ, the Bible states: At Matt. 26:52: “Jesus said to him: ‘Return your sword to its place, for all those who take the sword will perish by the sword.’” (Could there have been any higher cause for which to fight than to safeguard the Son of God? Yet, Jesus here indicated that those disciples were not to resort to weapons of physical warfare.)\n\nIsa. 2:2-4: “It must occur in the final part of the days that the mountain of the house of Jehovah will become firmly established above the top of the mountains . . . And he will certainly render judgment among the nations and set matters straight respecting many peoples. And they will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war anymore.” (Individuals out of all nations must personally decide what course they will pursue. Those who have heeded Jehovah’s judgment give evidence that he is their God.)\n\n2 Cor. 10:3, 4: “Though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage warfare according to what we are in the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful by God for overturning strongly entrenched things.” (Paul here states that he never resorted to fleshly weapons, such as trickery, high-sounding language, or carnal weapons, to protect the congregation against false teachings.)\n\nLuke 6:27, 28: “I [Jesus Christ] say to you who are listening, Continue to love your enemies, to do good to those hating you, to bless those cursing you, to pray for those who are insulting you.”\n\nMalachi 3:17,18 “And they will certainly become mine,” Jehovah of armies has said, “at the day when I am producing a special property. And I will show compassion upon them, just as a man shows compassion upon his son who is serving him. And YOU people will again certainly see [the distinction] between a righteous one and a wicked one, between one serving God and one who has not served him.”\n\nMatthew 7:20, Rice states: “‘By their fruits you shall know them,"\n\nThe Italian newspaper Il C
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Dont tell me your going to commit an atheist cleansing.You want a religious war against the neutrals,huh?
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Very interesting question indeed!  I believe that the knee-jerk reaction to this question would be "no", however, when thinking about it more broadly--I guess ultimately the answer is "yes".  Perhaps this is the basis of "justified war" that religious organizations speak about.  A good example from recent history would be the horrific events of Nazi Germany, Rwanda & currently in Darfur & Congo.  Since  genocide was (is) happening, violence may be necessary--and then acceptable to put an end to the problem.
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there is a passage in the bible of the ten commandments that says that you cannot kill anyone, but there is also something in christianity and other religions that are trying to classify this sorta thing as a "Just War", which means that it's acceptable based upon justifiable cause. it's like in Islam they have what is known as Jihad (which has a few different meanings) but is commonly known as a "holy war" and is allowed because it's a 'just war'. they feel that it is the right thing to do because of the severity.
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Political motivations start wars, not religion.\nReligion provides (im)moral support.\nThis is not to say religion is bad, quite the contrary, but that it has been historically misused to mobilize people towards war.\nAnd history keeps repeating itself.
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None.  They didn't exist when religious texts were written.
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The religions are essentially peaceful, however, the people who practice religions are not the most stable mentally (that's why they need a mental crutch in the form of an universal father figure).
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If I "had to be religious" then it would be a dictatorship.  I would start a guerilla war, not join yours or anyone else's cult.\n\n\n.
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Among other religions, Christianity is considered the worst offender of this. Hinduism, Judaism, Sikhism and Islam have all reacted in the strongest terms to the dishonest way missionary groups try to seek (aka brainwash) converts.  One need only look at http://www.messiahtruth.com to see how one faith is responding to the systematic attack it has to withstand from Christian missionary groups.\n\nIntellectual debate between religions is fine, but attempting to mislead members of other faiths so that they are fooled into joining another faith is not acceptable by any standards.\n\nHere's a look at how missionaries are attempting to wipe out Hinduism and a response to the constant attack of missionaries:\nhttp://vivekajyoti.blogspot.com/2005/10/they-are-on-mission-to-destroy.html\nhttp://www.atributetohinduism.com/Conversion.htm
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Religion, but not the true one. Jesus' true followers obey his instruction to love their enemies and to pray for those persecuting them. They do not go to war for any reason.
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none, because I want to accept things as I see them, not how others, and especially ancients see or saw them. the religions of today are to old and full of crap to be relevant in today's society. religion has caused more major wars in the history of mankind than any other single factor. Lack of religion has caused none. ever heard of an atheist st. petersburg? Have you ever heard of an athiest saying "i killed them because no god told me to"?
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I believe it is a religious war. Evangelical Christians, most anyway, are intolerant of other religions.
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politics/religon + discussion= war
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In terms of Christianity, it is forbidden by the bible.
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Religious persons don't have an innser world.
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Religion is only used as a smoke screen to justify war.  The REAL reason for wars is money and power.
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those who kill in the name of religion have been misled.their minds have been corrupted by their leaders and it is a bad situation because everyday they are urged to do it.[no apologies]