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Most wars I Know of are caused by religion in some way

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I don't believe all wars are religious wars. That is mostly chosen as the cover, and because religious officials were in power at the time. There are usually more "important" issues at hand like land, power, and resources like oil. Don't you think it would be easier to convince the people to fight a war because God says so, or some old d00d in power that takes your hard-earned wages from you in taxes?
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In answer to your topic, religion is not the cause of wars. Humans are the cause of wars.

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PostIcon Posted on: Jun. 27 2000,20:48 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
but werent the Nazi's pro catholicism?
fascism was like their religion too?
most wars are over misunderstandings

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Originally posted by syf0n:
How did religion cause World War I or World War II? Don't say Judaism, that wasn't really the reason we got involved in it, although some would argue otherwise...

That wasn't the reason WE got involved in WWII, but if you look at what started it that was religious based, as Hitler targeted Jews for persecution in his endeavor to create a master race.

As for war in general, no, they weren't all caused by religion. Many were cultural (albeit, a similar and sometimes coinciding cause), or as Observer said, over land or power.
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PostIcon Posted on: Jun. 27 2000,21:52 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
A lot of famous wars weren't religion oriented - Genghis Khan's conquests, the civil war, japanese invasion of china, world war 1, etc .. its all about the "proper" way to worship God, in the end
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PostIcon Posted on: Jun. 27 2000,22:18 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
actualy, i dont think that Hitler even really hated the Jews at all. back then in Germany, a million german dollars couldnt buy you a loaf of bread, it wasnt even worth the paper it was printed on. Then Hitler came along and preposed a plan to blame all the poverty on. he picked the Jews because they were small in number, and he was so convincing, he started a war. after that, i dont know. i think he went crazy and got hell-bent on conquring the world.
but uh... thats my 2 cents
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When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor is when the United States got involved. The War had been going on in Europe for a good while before hand.

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Originally posted by DrunkNigel:
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor is when the United States got involved. The War had been going on in Europe for a good while before hand.


America was involved long before peral harbor plus navy knew they were comming that is why all 4 carriers stationed at the base left the day b4 on training opps! Just like the lucitaina in ww1 the american public need a reason to convince them to enter the war just doing it because it was right wasn't enuf the government and industry were involved already, like in giving guns and tanks to the allies thru canada getting ready to enter the war. America let japan bomb the harbor! The lucitainia was carring implements of war not passengers!
and religion is not related to all wars, for example, the american civil war, gulf war, ect


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No, World War 2 was NOT religious. You are assuming that the war did not start until America got involved by saying that the Jews were persecuted before you got involved.
The holocaust was just another of the casualties of war and hatred and bigotry.
The real reasons for the war were the desire for power, land, and one man's megalomania.
Don't say that I'm being insensitive to the holocaust victims by saying that. If Hitler wanted to do ethnic cleansing, did he really need to invade the rest of Europe to 'cleanse' Germay?

Point: ALL wars originate in man's desire for another man's wealth. It's greed. For posessions or land or status - it's all greed. Religion or racial issues are just created by these people to gain support by the ignorant, bigoted masses.

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