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mzteris

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Reply to rug (Reply #10)

Sun May 19, 2013, 01:37 PM

May 2013

the war between the Protestants and Catholics in Ireland, have you?

The politics were a side-effect of religious affiliation. It really was all about the religion. Though those with the wealth and power were certainly disposed to use the religious fervor of the poor to do their bidding in their centuries long war.

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Is religious faith the cure for terrorism? [View all] rug May 2013 OP

It seems to be the cause mzteris May 2013 #1

Those are three very different things. rug May 2013 #2

And your point? mzteris May 2013 #3

My point, other than the fact that people's biases routinely skew their grasp of the issue, is that rug May 2013 #4

Religion has always been a tool. mzteris May 2013 #5

Let me ask you this. rug May 2013 #6

being Jewish is also mzteris May 2013 #7

No, an excuse is distinct from a cause, although sometimes they're the same. rug May 2013 #8

politics, greed mzteris May 2013 #9

Overwhelmingly political. rug May 2013 #10

haven't read much about mzteris May 2013 #11

No. I never thought about it until you mentioned it. rug May 2013 #12

Do we have any reason to believe there is a "cure" for terrorism? Jim__ May 2013 #13

Solution may be a better word. rug May 2013 #14