Sentences with phrase «vast majority of wars»

The vast majority of wars throughout history had nothing to do with religion, and made no religious overtures or justifications.

The vast, yes vast majority of wars are about power, money and religion, going back 4000 years.

While religion is often used as a catalyst to rally the masses into supporting a war, the root cause of the vast majority of wars is the desire to gain control of the resources of another people / country / etc.

But you have to admit that if there was no religion then the vast majority of war, terrorism and other violence would never have happened.

The vast majority of war heroes, leaders of industry, etc..

Not exact matches

In the United States before the Civil War, the vast majority of paper currency was issued by private state - chartered banks.

The vast majority of WHITE jews (ie Neocons) in this country support the War and seem very callous about what is being done to the Iraqi people...

What I am opposed to, however, is how the politicians of our country so easily gained the support of the vast majority of Christian churches for this war.

But consider this, the vast majority of the Hebrew Bible is a retro telling of mythologized Jewish history which basically says, «Look, we lost this war because we disobeyed God.

While the vast majority of Muslims reject the violent extremism manifest on September 11, some Islamist leaders and groups clearly attempt to justify their behavior in the context of a holy war or struggle in defense of Islam.

While the vast majority of Muslims worldwide were horrified and disgusted by such indiscriminate violence, clearly there are some on the fringes of Islam who interpret these acts in the context of a holy war.

A vast majority of U.S. journalists in Iraq are / were embedded reporters (to my understanding), and while I wouldn't be the one to volunteer leaving the protection that the military offers in a place of war and conflict, in order to tell the whole story, we need journalists who are brave enough to.

The vast majority of the United States Congress — including 77 U.S. Senators and 296 Members of the House — supported the war before it began.

As long as the vast majority of the Palestinians and their democratically elected leaders are willing the war against Israel to continue it means that they're happy with the results and that Israel is under NO OBLIGATION to deliver ANYTHING to Gaza... and NO, Congo is NOT AT WAR with either Israel or the US.

The vast majority, however, came into being as independent religious organizations after the end of World War II, when such groups could first register as independent religious corporations after the Allied occupation relaxed the restrictive legislations of the pre-war era.

It should be emphasized that the vast majority of the Court's cases are unanimous, or nearly so, and that most rulings do not involve hot - button or «culture war» matters.

But we now know that the vast majority of those seeking to come to the UK to claim asylum are fleeing war and persecution from Syria, Eritrea and elsewhere.

Although the study is more than just another entry in the long - running nutrition wars — it is more rigorous than the vast majority of research on the topic — Ramsden makes no claims that it settles the question.

The McGill researchers found that most of the European DNA among blacks today probably entered the African - American gene pool long before the Civil War, when the vast majority of blacks in the U.S. were slaves living in the South.

Here in the U.S. we have to face the fact that our users are responsible for the anarchy in Mexico, for the deaths of 60,000 in drug wars south of the border, as the vast majority of drugs from there find their way here.

While Marvel Studios has assembled the vast majority of its Cinematic Universe heroes for Avengers: Infinity War, their small screen counterparts weren't so lucky with the likes of The Defenders and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. sitting out the big battle against Thanos.

The review embargo on Star Wars: The Last Jedi has lifted, and the vast majority of critics are voicing their enthusiastic reactions to the franchise's latest chapter.

Shot on location in Italy's snow - capped Dolomites, the band's daring raid takes place in midair, yet somehow feels more grounded than the vast majority of «Star Wars»» recent setpieces, the contours of the battle vivid and tangible.

Overall, however, Infinity War lands the vast majority of the emotional beats it's reaching for, which is why we're here anyway.

For most of Islam's history, the vast majority of Muslims, including Muslim scholars and religious leaders, have clearly understood jihad to mean primarily a holy war to expand and defend the realm of Islam.

The «war on terror» is a misnomer because the vast majority of Americans don't live in terror of a foreign enemy; Americans of color, though, have always lived and still live in terror of racial violence, some of it from our own government (i.e. police).

The rest, the vast majority of novels, were published in the magazines, pulps, self - published, and hardback second - run presses like Grosset up until the Second World War.

Of course, there will always be the properties that prompt action and initiate bidding wars, but the vast majority of homes will return to a normal state where 30 days on the market is not unheard oOf course, there will always be the properties that prompt action and initiate bidding wars, but the vast majority of homes will return to a normal state where 30 days on the market is not unheard oof homes will return to a normal state where 30 days on the market is not unheard ofof.

----------------------------- --------------------- Point 3: The PS3 kept pace with the 360 before the vast majority of the popular exclusives arrive; we haven't yet seen God of War III, Gran Turismo 5, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, MAG, The Last Guardian, and others; it has really only been MGS4 and Killzone 2 that have contributed heavily thus far.

For now when most people think of the Playstation brand the vast majority of them instantly thinks of God of War, Uncharted or Gran Turismo.

But wouldn't the vast majority of PS gamers be playing God of War now instead of NMS as there can't be that many playing it

-- Why I Care: I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of the time I've spent with Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War has been in the Nazi Zombies survival mode.

Be ready for that civil war and I do nt have to tell you which side the US military (and vast majority of armed citizens) are on.

Initial rumblings seem to indicate that the vast majority of the maximum - level play is focused around PvP guild wars, sieges, and the like, although I can't imagine that Pearl Abyss isn't working on some sort of PvE content.

Sure God of War Ghost of Sparta is quite good, albeit I'm sure the vast majority of players have already played it.

This week, Austin and Patrick consider what Gears of War 4 might suggest about the future of Xbox hardware, use Mafia III to consider how open worlds can help (and hurt) storytelling, wonder why Oculus has put Palmer Luckey into hiding, and turn to The Question Bucket to discuss whether gaming fans (and media) spend too much time on topics that don't impact the vast majority of people who play games.

2015's Star Wars Battlefront was a title that had everything going for it prior to launch, sold by the bucket load but left the vast majority of players wanting a lot more from it, and not in a good way.

It's one of the many changes that sets this new God of War apart from those of years past, along with a more focused story and more intimate camera angle that will remain close with Kratos for the vast majority of the game — certainly a lot closer than we are used to in God of War games.

I'm sure that's the way that the likes of Princess Peach and Bowser see it, but the grim reality for the vast majority of the population is a nightmarish 1984 situation with the interminable wars that they are engaged in merely a smokescreen for the real war being waged against the working populace of Mushroom Kingdom to maintain the intolerable status quo.

IMO, the vast majority of the morality - hunting and motive - hunting that I see in the climate wars looks to me like the basic identity - aggressive and identity - defensive behaviors that are the manifestations of cultural cognition.

«For the vast majority of couples, going to court creates a war when you need to make peace with each other for the sake of the children,» said Brownstone, who was been a family court judge for about 15 years.

Urri12: It just so happens that the vast majority of terrorist acts and war - mongering occurring around the world, especially in Africa and the middle east, are at the hands of Muslim fanatics gone mad - dog.