Religion: A Blessing or a Curse

Throughout the ages there have been several main religions to include Christianity, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. There have been wars in the name of religion, as well as massacres for the same reason. However over the last century there has been a shift in ideology, a fracture in religious ideology that have caused multiple subgroups of the originals to form and prosper which have I believe came to be because of multiple wars.

Religions differing has caused many conflicts throughout history. “The feeling of attachment to tribalism and fake patriotism under the umbrella of religion is stronger and more apparent than respect for human rights and pluralism” (Mhamed 2). When people are tied so greatly to their religion, they will be willing to throw away their morals and do whatever they deem is right for their beliefs, leading to constant wars. “different tribal and so-called patriotic groups resort to religion to gain legacy and popularity” (Mhamad 2). Religion is even just a way to unite people to war such as saying they are doing something in the name of their deity

Religions affect the lives of its followers greatly because if you're a Muslim you have to pray five times a day, if you're a Jew you can't have any other gods, and if you believe in Buddhism you have to follow the middle path to stop suffering. All these rules you have to follow can take away time from you and can make you give up stuff you have, even make you leave money behind.

Wars of different religions have been going on since the beginning. The biggest religious wars were between the Islam and Christendom, also known as the Crusades. The crusades lasted two-hundred years, thousands of people died. Many ask, were the Crusades more positive or negative? The outcome of the Crusades were more negative. They are more negative on behalf of two things, the Christians turned on each other and religious hatred.

In today's world, people love to fight for their religion. This came from the Crusades. We have been fighting against Muslims for a really long time about religion. During the Crusades they were fighting for their Holy Land. In today's world we are fighting to make sure they don't kill the people in the U.S.A.

The religious text of almost any religion promotes peace, love and equality. Religion is meant to increase morality and righteousness, but the misinterpretations of the religious texts promotes violence and dispute. It is evident that the most influential events of history had occurred because of the blood thirst wars - provoked due to religion. The multiple components of various religions has become the primary cause for war. The mere difference of religion culminated to the Crusades, the Holocaust and gave rise to terrorist militant groups such as ISIS.

Often people see or hear are false, is simply self-deception. The In this world, everyone has a sustenance, religion is the blind worship of supernatural and formed. With the feelings of people, they are willing to accept the world. On the contrary, because of many religious beliefs of their own problems caused by disputes, and even caused a war. The most famous should be jihad, according to the Christian point of view, the medieval Christian Church to recover the name of the Holy Land launched by the Crusades is a religious war. The main body of the "holy war" is Christianity, the warriors are both Christians and knights. War and religion are linked to the development of human society from the fetishism to the monotheism of the inevitable

Throughout time religion has been a common theme forever expanding empires and crusades. Countless societies flourished through campaigns forged in the name of religion. Examples of empires are the Hapsburg, Roman, and of course the Ottoman. The Ottoman Empire is particularly unique because it was the last great empire to fall. The Ottoman Empire is also special because through its military and geographical conquests it also introduced and spread Islam throughout the world. At one point the Ottoman Empire held territories from the Balkans to Indonesia rivaling the amount of land conquered and controlled by Alexander the Great. It is without doubt that the growth and impact of the Ottoman Empire changed our world in such a form that we

Religion is one of the most important components of culture which has been used in understanding the universe, natural phenomena, what to die for and how to dwell among other people. Religion can be considered as culture by itself because it provides the set of values, beliefs and guidelines for specific behavior (Samovar, Porter, McDaniel & Roy, 2013, p.40). Religion helps to control the social behavior, maintains conflict, supports emotions and gives explanations to unexplainable.

Since the the rising of humans there has always been religion to a certain level, whether that is Christianity in comparatively recent times or whether is goes farther back in history with Judaism and Hinduism along with many other religious beliefs. Since we can recall there has always been large battles and wars fought between civilizations and countries. The question is what is the cause of these wars? Many argue it is due to larger issues such as Politics, Power or the need for material goods is the cause to so many battles and wars, where as other claim and argue it is due to religion that is the main cause. While it could be argued that religion has a large influence on many conflicts is the past and present, it could also be argued that

Only very long ago was a war a new concept. Maybe a tribe often fought with a rival tribe over some hunting grounds or some fertile land. One of the tribes would back yield and another would claim their prize. But obviously, this is the best-case scenario for one tribe and worst case for another. As time went on and civilisation became more civilised multiple religions began to be practised and cultural values by different civilisations developed. But war, war never changes. The reasons to fight a war are still self-motivated by an entity or country needs or wants. This way of an argument between two groups has persisted and will likely continue to persist for many thousands of years. Religions fought to spread their religion to save people

Swords clash, bombs explode, and governments disintegrate; the world is at war and God is the Commanding General for both sides? Past, present, and future, there is in fact a Holy War being waged. The combatants are not your typical organized armies, they are bodies of faith. Religious conflict has been a staple of existence since the beginning of time. Ted Hodges, expert in conflicts in history, said “Some of the worst wars, mass murders, and other outbreaks of violence in history have been motivated by religious hatred or revenge. And often the roots of such violence and hatred are found in an event or grievance that occurred hundreds or even thousands of years earlier” (Hodges 48). So why is this? What makes it so necessary for

Religion has its share of causing grief, along with undoubtedly being an indirect cause to war. Religion is the cause of many things, some being good and some being bad. It can tear people apart, but it can also bring them together. All throughout history there have been many wars that were started due to a religious dispute between whoever was involved. While many people believe that religion is not one of the starting factors of war, the Lebanese Civil War, the Buddhist Uprising, and the Crusades prove those beliefs to be false, for they are directly tied to a religious cause.

Religion has been a powerful force in human history. Mankind has longed and searched for the answers to its purpose, the reason for being and the possibility of life after physical death. They reasoned that an afterlife would be a place of accounting and reckoning for the life they lived on earth. Religious belief systems seemed to give the answers as to how to prepare for the afterlife. Religion became the means of giving answers to those basic yet deep-seated questions of both life and death. Religion provided a format of rules and laws for conduct and treatment toward others based on the desires and wishes of a god or gods that people envisioned, imagined or invented. Religious belief systems have been a powerful force for good and bad...good in the sense that it provided a measure of individual behavior and order in society for the wellbeing of the whole, but bad in the sense that men of ambition who craved power and control over others would often use religion as a tool of manipulation and fear. A casual glance of history tells us that complete civilizations have been built, grown and maintained around elaborate religious systems, ancient Egypt being a prime example.

The basis of all of these wars was religious disparity, so one would expect their beliefs to be far removed from one another. However, with the exception of a few, most of these religions have deep similarities in their principles. Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all monotheistic religions, that is, they believe there is only one God. He is the foundation of all that exists; He is merciful and had endowed us with a set of rules for our guidance so that we are all noble and virtuous. These three religions deem that humans are the most supreme creatures on earth and that we are capable of both good and evil. When we extend our righteousness, we are doing what God intended; when we exploit our freedom and hurt others, we are going against the will of God. With God’s help, every being is able to turn away from evil and lead a worthy life. Moreover, these religions are also hopeful about the future. They believe in the