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Thread #101088   Message #2353348
Posted By: Riginslinger
30-May-08 - 05:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: Popular Views on Obama
Subject: RE: BS: Popular Views on Obama
"Wrong! Well, wrong, that is, if you think religion is the root cause of most wars..."


                Well, let's see! Things in Northern Ireland seem to have calmed down a bit between the Catholics and the Protestants, but the Hindus and the Moslems still go at it from time to time on the subcontinent. And the Jews and the Arabs are never ending in their conflict for blood. And even with the Moslems, you have the Shiite and the Sunnis going at it in Iraq.

                And even Hitler had to resurrect Norse Mythology to prod his people into conflict, when the rift between Catholics and Jews didn't prove strong enough.

                I think it would be hard to convince ordinary people that it's a good idea to be running around shooting at each other if you couldn't call on a little religion form time to time. Look how George W. Bush does it.