Sunday, March 21, 2010

Religious Conflict




Is religion responsible for violence and war:

Do you believe that religion is responsible for causing most of the deaths by violence and wars fought in history?

Briefly review the sites below (pay attention to charts and references to wars caused by religion). Pay special attention to pages 13-14 of the BBC War Audit.

Rel2300 guest lecturer

Under War's Bloody Banner
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/006/teichrib/war.htm

Trivia Library.com
http://www.trivia-library.com/history-of-war-causes-starts-beginnings-of-big-wars/index.htm

Historical Atlas of the twentieth Century by Matthew White
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm#war

BBC War Audit (see pages 13 and 14)
http://sdrv.ms/NScX5Y

"Why Do Religions Teach Love and Yet Cause So Much War?"
 by Ken Wilber

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