Israel, Lebanon, and Gaza

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Not sure I follow that, GC.

It feels like when leaders of countries are motivated by religious belief, that there are more wars. You know, like the Crusades etc. I always felt that the source behind religion is enlightenment and healing and paths to heaven and all that. But the disagreement of what is and isn't right leads to fighting. That's kind of sad.

Like Bush. He said God put him there. But he's also said that he's a war president. In fact, in his war on terror, he used the word crusade to describe what we were doing.

People don't like to touch the subject of religion when it comes to 9/11, but wasn't that a key factor in why it happened?

I'm just thinking out loud after reading this whole thread. That's all...

[Alex]

Religion has certainly been the cause of many wars, but I don't now that you can make an argument it produces more wars.

Excessive nationalism and ethnocentrism, at least over the last 200 years has been far more frequently the primary cause of wars.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Religion has certainly been the cause of many wars, but I don't now that you can make an argument it produces more wars.

Excessive nationalism and ethnocentrism, at least over the last 200 years has been far more frequently the primary cause of wars.

I hear ya.