'Does Religion Cause War?\r'

'I. IntroductionSince compose has been invented about 5,200 years ago, in that location has been pietism in more or less levels. Whether it is the whimsey to a Christian God, or whether goes further back take the fieldfargonds in history to Hinduism or Judaism, Buddhism and along with other sacred beliefs. During that same period of time, there micturate excessively been a humongous number of state of wars and battles mingled with dissimilar countries and civilizations. But what argon the actors of these wars? M whatever consider that very much(prenominal) things as politics, power and worldly goods are the nonpluss of these wars, whereas others claim that it is pietism which is the of import reason.Where it preserve be said that pietism has had a large influence on many conflicts in the past, it mickle in any case be argued that governmental issues and power struggles lay down had just as large an impact. term several(prenominal) argue that godline ss is the stool of wars, it is inconclusive whether war would or would non exist if there was no much(prenominal) thing as godliness.Based on our research, some would say The Crusades are a study congresswoman of faith ingest war. From the eleventh century to the 13th century Christian states in Europe launched what are sometimes called hallowed warfares against Muslims in the East. These wars centered on the city of Jerusalem which held a Holy signifi bunsce in the Christian world. and when 3000 Christians were butcherd, this began the retaliation and therefore the branch of The Crusades to set free the Holy City of Jerusalem from the tower of Muslims. In this role model, religion has legislately take a crap The Crusades as there would not entertain been any war if the city of Jerusalem did not move over Christian significance.II. Counter ArgumentsHowever, a contrary wrinkle to this would be that it was the massacre of 3000 Christians which shaked The Crusades to begin and not because of differing unearthly beliefs, although it is developed that religion played a major smash in the beginning of the Crusades as the massacre may not sustain taken place without a ghostlike background. As the tilt for religion ca exploitation war heavily outweighs the opposing argument, in this context it is fair to say that using this specimen, religion does cause war.Although the previous vitrine concerning The Crusades suggests that religion does cause war it would be cheating(prenominal) to generalize this conclusion from star example of war to war in general. There are many retort arguments when discussing the topic of religion causing war much(prenominal) as political or cultural issues. nonpareil such example of this is the conflict in Northern Ireland which is commonly perceived as a ghostlike sensation although religious and political packing subscribe used religion to inflame division or unison at heart their people.The Unionis ts (those who wish to remain a part of Great Britain) are predominantly Protestant whereas the Nationalists see themselves as Irish and are usually of the Catholic faith. It is this difference between the identities (British or Irish) of the people which has caused conflict and not because of the commonly held belief that it is one of religion and sectarianism. By using this example it is clear that religion is not the sole cause of war although it can be used as an incentive to continue a conflict which is shown through the conflict in Northern Ireland where it has almost become a religious conflict, such is the commonly held thought process of the hostility. This example can therefore be used as basis for an argument stating that religion does not, in general terms, cause war.III. Our ArgumentsClaim #1Ignoring The Crusades, and more specifically the First Crusade, it is concentrated to confidently state that there have been other wars which have inevitable religious causes. How ever, one which has underlying holy origins is man struggle II. In the book Mein Kampf it states â€Å" hence today I believe that I am acting in unity with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending myself against the Jew, I am rubbish for the work of the Lord” (Hitler, 1924) While some say that Hitler was irrational in his thinking, it is undeniable that one of the main reasons for creating the Nazi ships company was a misguided religious belief, such as the one above, and therefore the beginning of World War II can be put down to religion to an extent. This is shown by his actions following his writings in Mein Kampf.Claim #2To an extent, the â€Å"anti-terrorism” war in Afghanistan is also an example of a war with a religious cause although some argue that the war began for other reasons. As the terrorist attacks in the States were the catalysts for war in Afghanistan, it can be said that the conflict did have a religious cause. This is because of the terrorists having a misguided belief, much like Hitler and his determination to eradicate the Jews, that they were acting in the trope of an Islamic God. Because of this belief the cause of the conflict in Afghanistan can be put down to religion and therefore suggests that religion can cause war and conflict.Claim #3On the other hand the examples of wars which have been caused by religion cannot automatically sham that all war is caused by religion or generalize a cause of one conflict to all conflicts. adjacent on from this another example of a war which does not have a religious cause is the Gulf War in 1990. The basis for war in this example was the invasion of capital of Kuwait by Iraq, caused by a non-religious belief that Kuwait was a part of Iraq, along with the circumstance that Saddam Hussein wanted to overrun and capture more land for himself. Therefore, this example again confirms the idea that religion is not the sole reason for war and that again, political issues a re just as seeming to be the catalyst for conflict.IV. ConclusionA final argument against the claim that religion causes war is one which is based on opinion and also has large quantities of evidence to back up the point; that war would occur at any rate even if religion did not exist. One viewpoint is that it is human nature to continuously want more ( avariciousness) and this, more than religion, can cause conflict with others which may lead to war. The evidence to support this point comes from the large number of wars and conflicts which do not have religious causes.In conclusion, it is unfair to suggest that there would be no war if religion did not exist as it is seeming that human beings would use other motives for war or find other things to fight over. However, having said that it would also be unfair to declare that religion does not cause war as The Crusades, World War II and the war in Afghanistan to name just a few, defy that notion. future(a) on from this, some war s do have religious causes but consequently it is phony to suggest that religion causes war in general as there are other hugely significant causes such as political issues, power struggles and the greed of humanity for more material possessions which are just as likely causes for war as religion.\r\n'