Not exact matches
The WWII Hitler and the nazi's, Salem Witch Trial
fear of the Voodoo faith, the reformation against all
other christian
religions, and tons more.
It would be much WISER to admit that we don't have the whole picture, but that the aims
of both
religions (when not tied up in legalism,
fear, and
other stuff) is both the same.
But it takes
religion to make people have irrational
fears and hate for
other groups
of people when they probably wouldn't have those feelings in the first place.
Please accept the fact thath no matter what your
religion,
fearing, judging or hating
other religions makes you part
of the problem.
I view
religion at its core as a leveraging
of fear (related to the supernatural) in order to get
other people to do certain things.
Fear mongering is a large part of religion unfortunately and until society learns to think for themselves and tell others that the only opinion that really matters is their own, we will continue to see the effects of that f
Fear mongering is a large part
of religion unfortunately and until society learns to think for themselves and tell
others that the only opinion that really matters is their own, we will continue to see the effects
of that
fearfear.
I am for the elimination
of hate,
fear and control,
religion is just the catalyst that people use to hate,
fear and control, getting rid
of religion won't solve the problem, its like putting a band aid on a severe cut, its temporary, and it just hits the surface, instead we need to go deeper than that to the root cause, I know lots
of religious people who don't hate,
fear or control, there are also many beliefs such as paganism, Buddism, Taoism, which doesn't use hate
fear, and self righteousness to condemn
others, I think if maybe more
of the most major
religions followed there teachings then we wouldn't have as much problems as we do.
Here you are putting the blame on al Islamic branches for one Islamic branch although the as branches contradict each
other and they are always in disputes among them and that's was the reason they became branches rather than one Islam so really it is not
fear to hold all at guilt for one misbehave or abuse... nor it is fair to address the whole Islam belief, Quran and Prophet
of God for the fault
of ones or few that are not in the right track
of Islam being the
religion of peace and justice to mankind..
In my opinion, and the opinion
of many
others,
religion is nothing more than a tool, created by mankind (not suggested by god) thousands
of years ago to do nothing more than control people through force and
fear.
If your deity is into being decent to
others, then maybe he's really a Buddhist, a
religion that believes in decency instead
of fear.
We might invent
other new
religions out
of fear of death and
fear of our own insignifigance, but Jesus (apart from being a real guy who got killed 2000 years ago for saying we should be nice to each
other) exists only in our minds.
Superego
religion, which aims at controlling people (oneself and
others) through guilt and
fear of punishment, helps to create the paralyzing perfectionism
of the ideal image.
Both are irrational...
religion, which is force fed to Americans from childhood, creates the mental / emotional conditions for
other irrationalities like
fear and hatred
of people who are different in some way.
After all, the dominant
religions in the United States keep their followers by encouraging them to remain ignorant
of other religions out
of fear they will find out that there's basically nothing new under the sun, and that the ideas
of Christianity date all the way back to ancient Egyptian
religion ant the mythology surrounding Horus and Set.
Maybe, it is a kin to a
fear in a Faithful if he or she has the relationship with God or Gods that is correct (
religions)... but at least it is a Faith that something is out there so there is not the same level
of fear we witness here from some Atheist and the ones that scream the most probably have more
fear than the
others.
But yes, we know more about
religion because we don't close our mind to
other religions for
fear of being prosyletized.
Marco Polo says that Kublai Khan was not anti-Christian, and that he was convinced that the Christian faith was the best
of all
religions but the low level
of learning he found among the Nestorians and his
fear that adherence to any one
religion would divide the people and set the
other religions against the government, prevented him from being baptized.
A fundamentalist ideology in any
religion generates hatred, suspicion and
fears, in the minds
of its votaries, towards
other religions.
You, like many
others in the Catholic movement were raised on «pomp and outward
religion», and I
fear never really experienced the true saving grace
of Jesus Christ.
FEAR LEADS TO ANGER WHICH LEADS TO HATE WHICH CAUSES SUFFERING... The greatest horrors
of humanity have been committed by people who use
RELIGION as the justification for what they do whether its one side or the
other.
Organized
religion has been the cause
of more war,
fear, and corruption than any
other source in all
of history.
Conservative
religions of various sorts remain popular PARTLY because they allow people to project their
fears, insecurities and frustrations on
others, including threatening them with eternal damnation.
I prefer to be treated the way I treat
other people, which should be
religions number 1 goal rather than trying to save people from supposed eternal damnation and spread
fear to control mass amounts
of people.
You can support freedom
of religion all you want, but unless
other people can support the
religion fear and intimidation are inevitable.
@Patty et all, How do you live your lives in such
fear everyday... you have been so brainwashed about
other people, cultures and
religions, I'm surprised no reports
of increased from
fear craving people have not committed suicide or have had heart attaches or stocks.
Iraq is a big land and has many bordering countries and a population
of many Races, and many
Religions and Faiths that were known or unknown beliefs... all
of those lived in harmony during S - adam regime and every body was practicing his rights with out
fear or with just a little
fear But now having messed up the whole setup and the control
of this mixed nation that were under a secular umbrella has cleverly for some ended it to be handed to Religious extremes at all sides
of borders who are now fighting each
other for taking control over the country or having it divided in to pieces.
Others»
religions are not to be
feared or overthrown; they can form temporary «spaces»
of hospitality and nurture.
And they will know we are Christians by our Love...... the HATE and
FEAR I read and hear so much
of by people who think they have it RIGHT, the right God, the right skin color, the right country, the right
religion, even ther right definitions, the right science, the right proof, all the while telling all
others they have it WRONG is the scariest stuff on this planet Earth.
I'll say it again, then... They will know we are Christians by our Love...... the HATE and
FEAR I read and hear so much
of by people who think they have it RIGHT, the right God, the right skin color, the right country, the right
religion, even ther right definitions, the right science, the right proof, all the while telling all
others they have it WRONG is the scariest stuff on this planet Earth.
Others, who admit the importance
of religion in the curriculum, nevertheless have an instinctive
fear that such a step might become the opening wedge
of a wholesale invasion
of religious groups into the academic institution.
fred... yes fred, i have a better way — but you sir, i have no need to keep this conversation going, for you are terribly thick headed, and beyond brainwashed by
religion... you claim to believe the bible and what is has to say yet allow for me to be a di - ck to god without
fear of recourse or any form
of punishment from god — back in the day, i would have been smoted, now you losers claim that he will just torture me forever in hell as my punishment — this implies that god has learned better ways to function as god — whoa, did anyone else just see what i said, god learned... thats rather un-godly, to learn, being he is all knowing - but your right, i am wrong... jesus christ where did i put my fuk you card, oh god - dam - nit... i must have thrown it away with all the
other garbage i don't use... well too bad.
the
fear couldn't come from something obvious, like say the hundreds
of violent muslim terrorist acts per year, which compares in reality to no
other modern
religion.
BHA Chief Executive Andrew Copson commented: «Not only are these plans entirely out
of step with the beliefs
of the population and the wishes
of the vast majority
of parents, they severely threaten the rights
of children to learn with and from those
of other religions and beliefs, to be defined by more than simply the
religion or beliefs
of their parents, and to enjoy a balanced education without
fear of discrimination or division.
The unsafe persons usually have no personality development because
of fear from punishment and
others reproach and have tendency to receive social privilege / points, so they have tool tendency to
religion, and they have defect in their faith [2][3][4].
Numerous researches [14][15] indicate that the persons who have unsafe interest style, usually have no personality development because
of fear from punishment and
others reproach and have tendency to receive social privilege / points, so they have tool tendency to
religion.
I have seen marriages heal from adultery, deceit,
fear, control, hopelessness, lack
of faith, spiritually abusive dead
religion, and
other infractions which damage the trust in a relationship.