Perhaps, a better or more answerable question would be, «Does
religion prevent violence?»
religion prevent violence?
I don't think the original question was asking for an absolute, just... can
religion prevent violence.
@Honey Badger Do nt Care - you would be correct if the question was, «Does
religion prevent ALL violence?»
If the question was; «Does
religion prevent ALL violence?»
Can
religion prevent violence?
Has
religion prevented all violence... no, it has not.»
I'm answering to the question of
religion preventing violence in terms of the sum total of violence — is there more or less violence with religion.
Not exact matches
The answer is yes,
religion can
prevent violence.
No
religion can not
prevent violence and often enough is the cause of it.
Of course
religions will
prevent violence.
anything predicate on ignorance and division, which
religion is, can not
prevent violence — and quite often as evidenced by history, instigates and propagates
violence.
the AnViL: «anything predicate on ignorance and division, which
religion is, can not
prevent violence — and quite often as evidenced by history, instigates and propagates
violence.»
To say that
religion never
prevents violence is silly.
Will it do a good job, will
religion prevent more
violence than it causes, will it
prevent more than a nominal amount?
religion can not
prevent violence — it never has — it never will..
Not getting worked up about
religions could
prevent violence.
Because
religion can
prevent violence.
religion can't
prevent violence — it never has — it never will.