Because Religion is The Battleground of the 21st Century

Op Ed News by Larry Beinhart | Dec. 14, 2008 (Opinion)

Mumbai. 9/11. Chechnya. Sectarian violence in Iraq. Somalia. Afghanistan. Nigeria.

The man with the most military power in the history of the world is reported to have said, "I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan.' And I did, and then God would tell me, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq …' And I did."

It was called a Crusade.

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 by Marsha Iverson - Dec. 14, 2008

Beinhart asks the most important--and least acceptable--question of our time: what is it about faith...? Thoughtful inquiry about using religion to motivate--or justify--the most depraved acts we inflict on others.

Tally up the greatest number of senseless acts of torture and war, and an appalling proportion of them are due to 'religion' mixed with politics. Isn't it ironic that we tend to criticize "religious fanatics" when they're from other faiths, yet OUR religious, um, zealots, are "persons of faith," or simply "fundamentalists." And we see their "patriots" as "terrorists," and vice versa. But in reality, a crime is a crime, whether motivated by religion or politics, or pure and simple ... More »

What is it about faith that makes world leaders like George Bush and Tony Blair – with armies, bombers, missiles, artillery, and navies – ignore good advise, ... More »

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