In the rest of the documents, they are stating about if a war is about to happen and in these they are explaining their war. I believe that these wars are both happening because of teritory. Document 3 (The Art of War by Sun Tzu) is grouped by itself because it doesn't really state whether it's belief is for or against the war. It's using relgion to test the rulers to see who deserves it the most. In the document they are determining that by a set of questions.
Countries that do have a national religion often face more violent and extreme problems. BBC news produced a special, titled, The Battle for Islam. This documentary is a prime example of how the national religion influences peoples everyday lives. Throughout the documentary, people are talking about the importance and significance of a national religion. In most Islamic countries, there are a very large population of one sec of Islam.
When Pope Urban II wrote about “The kingdom of the Greeks” he referred to early Christendom in the Middle East. The Pope also wrote that their kingdom was “dismembered”, which showed the church viewed the rise of Islam as threat to Catholicism because Islam threatened a unified Christian world. In order to maintain this unified Christian world, the church urged its members to form armies and invade the Middle East. The Pope portrayed the Muslims as barbaric, cruel, and savage to incite Christians. He created an anti- Muslim feeling by writing they were an “accursed race, a race wholly alienated from God.” Pope Urban accused them of “violently invading the lands of the Christians and [depopulating] them by pillage and fire.” The Pope further described them as taking Christians captive and torturing them.
This sparked a conflict with German Protestant princes who wanted religious sovereignty. In 1618, in an act known as the Defenestration of Prague, these said princes threw two members of the Emperor’s imperial counsel out of a window. Defenestration literally means the act of being thrown out a window. This incident was an act of protest against the newly elected king and future emperor Ferdinand II. The event sparked open revolts in Bohemia, which eventually gave way to war.
The Muslims believed that this is where the ascension of the prophet Mohammad who was the prophet for Allah. The Holy Land is significant to Christians because this is where the Biblical prophets of the Old Testament prophesied of Christ coming, but most importantly this is where Christ did all of His earthly ministry. The final straw which brought about the start of the Crusades was when Jerusalem was overtaken by Muslim Turks who slaughtered 3000 Christians. This event lead down to a path which would be known as the starting block for the
- Religion; Religion is a very well know way for starting a war or a conflict. If people have different religious views, it can cause conflict between them as they believe in different gods or ways of life. An example of a Religious conflict is what is happening in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland conflict began because many Irish Catholics consider themselves to be the Irish nationals and want to be separate from Britain whereas others consider themselves to be British and have a political outlook on
They can range from freedom, oil, and religion. There were many wars fought over religion. For example, the thirty years war. The thirty years war was one of the major wars fought over religion. It was mostly fought in what’s now Germany.
But, with the enforcement Shariah law onto northern Nigeria, it has given cause for many Christians to be outraged. In America, the Catholic Church has protested the laws on abortion for as long as the government made it legal. In both cases, religious beliefs are interfering with government standards. Catholics may need to be cautious of bringing their religious beliefs into congruence with national law. Abortion has been a main topic of discussion in Catholic churches for a long period of time.
The Affect of Religion on Terrorism September 11th, 2001 is a day our country will never forget; it was a day that held one of the biggest terroristic attacks that our country has ever seen. These events, subsequently, launched our current war on terrorism and Al-Qaeda. Following the events of 9/11, many sociologists and political figures questioned whether or not religion had been a major influence on terrorism, or was it the leading cause of these questionable acts. We understand that religion and terrorism are closely related, this is because the majority of the individuals committing these acts are members of a religious group; can we blame religion for fueling these acts? Or could it be the group of individuals, as a whole, that influences these people to behave in such a manner?
Question: If believing in a god or gods is good, then why is so much pain and suffering caused by religion--like the crusades, suicide bombings, etc., etc? Answer: This is a question we hear very often, and there are a number of ways of approaching the issue. I'd like to try a scientific approach. The position is that religion causes war. Just like, say, alcohol causes inebriation and sunlight makes things grow.