Comment Re: I love moderates (Score 0) 1318
Of course, you can rarely distangle religion and politics in these things. People have an uncanny knack for concluding that God wants just what they want, and wants them to be the instrument of His will. I suspect religion is often more of an excuse than the actual cause.
Religion is not an excuse it is the weapon. It is what is used to mobilise people and get them to kill and to die. What do you tink is going to be more effective:
"God has revealed to me that we need to cleanse this neighbouring land of these heretics and ungodly people. All those that fall will be martyrs and go to martyrs heaven and be revered for all time."
or
"I would like you to all give your lives so that I can take over this neighbouring land and enrich myself."
The reason religion is so dangerous is that once you accept god and accept that someone speaks for god then you will believe what is said by that person. Religion is a tool for for the powerful to control the masses, it is nothing more. Yes it makes some people feel warm and fuzzy inside "knowing" they will live forever and their enemies will face eternal torment. But that is just the sugar to make the medicine go down.
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