This place sure goes in "spurts"

[Florian Diesch]

Chan Chung Hang Christopher <christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk> writes:

>>> Organised religion and the use of faith to justify irrational actions
>>> are the among the most negative and invidious problems of the world
>>> today.
>>>     
>>
>> None of the big wars or mass killings in the 20th century were caused by
>> religion.
>
> What do you say about the fact that priests, pastors, reverends preached 
> their flocks into the trenches and even took up arms? Even nuns got into 
> the fighting. 

*I* think it's wrong, but it's their decision. If one thinks that people
have a right to fight for their beliefs, then also priests and nuns
have that right.

> Can you think of a better way to mobilize the people into 
> fighting for their own country against members of the same faith?

Mix a bad economic situation with nationalism, pride and a charismatic
leader. Worked quite well over here in Germany.


   Florian
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