Is Religion A Major Cause Of War?
We all came from different cultures and religions. The upbringing our parents have instilled in ourselves is being carried for the rest of our lives. There might be some certain situation that may cause you from getting away with it but for sure there will always be a place in your memory that lives within you.
I believe that religion does play a great factor in war in certain areas. It becomes a reason why people encounter arguments and emotional discussions which result in an unfavorable situation. It usually is the reason why some people are discriminated against because of what they believe in.
Religion must be entailed for peace but what reality shows us is that it creates conflict. Because of having numerous religions to believe in, people don't share the same perspectives. They don't share the same opinions and so it divides the population of to whom they should believe in or not.
Studies have shown that one of the causes of war is religion but it only shares a small percentage of it. Do you know what's the greatest contributor to conflicts? Greed. People are too greedy that's why conflicts arise. Greed is the root cause of evil. I don't believe in the saying that money is the root cause of evil. It's "too much love of money".
So how does religion cause war?
Superiority
Some religions think that they are superior among the other religions. They insist that their religion is right and their religion is the best. They tell people that it is their religion and the people following them are the only ones who will be saved when judgment day comes.
You see, this creates conflict because it is totally a biased statement of where they are coming from. However, I can't blame them for saying it so because it is their truth and we have different truths. My truth could not be yours and yours could not be mine.
I firmly believe that no religion can save us. It is our faith and our personal relationship with God does.
Unfair rules and regulations
There are certain beliefs in a religion that makes it unjust and unfair. Sometimes it is unfair when it comes to marriage. A couple should share the same religion when they get married.
Does religion really play a huge factor in the union? I believe it is the commitment and faithfulness that a couple must-have for a relationship to last long. As mentioned, it is our relationship with God that makes us worthy to be called as Christians.
Some people are so devoted to their religions but are actually hypocrites. Their actions don't match what they show in the church. Showing how lovely they are as a couple but it turns out how abusive the relationship is.
It is impossible for the world to believe in one religion because that's just how it is. People have biases and we can't force them which one to believe in, it's their right which path should they take unto.
The whole point here is that there should be respect in any way we can. For as long as you don't hurt anyone, you are a good person, you display and show genuine character to everyone, that's all good.
So to minimize war or conflicts, there has to be open-mindedness. We should open our minds that we may not share the same beliefs, we should respect their way of living because that's how they have lived their lives all throughout.
If they behave not in accordance with your beliefs, understand that everything is not under your control. It may give you an unpleasant reaction but that's life, it's inevitable. There will always be conflicts of interests.
At the end of the day, we are all God's children. No matter what race, color, gender, culture, or tradition we have, we are all equal in God's eyes.
Thanks for reading.
Keep safe everyone!
That's one of the ugly truths about the system of this world my friend, people tend to make conflict out of everything. Not to mention, they're making religion as an issue. We can't really unite because there's a barrier or a gap between the religion of a group to another. How tiring this world that we're living sometimes.