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Quotation (repeated elsewhere on this website because we are so fond of it):
 | A man told his grandson: "A terrible fight is going on inside me -- a
fight between two wolves. One is evil, and represents hate, anger,
arrogance, intolerance, and superiority . The other is good, and represents
joy, peace, love, tolerance, understanding, humility, kindness, empathy,
generosity, and compassion. This same fight is going on inside you, inside
every other person too." The grandson then asked: "Which wolf will win?" The old man replied simply: "The one you feed." - Anon. |
Why is there so much religiously-based conflict, oppression and discrimination? (Also repeated):
Why does religion encourage some people to perform ethically and others to commit discriminatory and even violent acts?
| To our knowledge, no mathematician has ever intentionally flown an airplane into a building, or blown up a subway, or exploded a bomb in a crowded marketplace. But many people have done these things, motivated by their religious faith. |
| Municipalities have voted to turn down a building permit for a mosque or Muslim cemetery, while approving a construction of a church. |
| Most Americans do not consider race, gender, sexual orientation, age, or a history of multiple marriages to be much of an impediment for a presidential candidate. But most people would not vote for a generally well-qualified Atheist. |
A partial list of some of the factors involved includes:
| Many people are motivated to adopt a religious faith out of a need for security in a dangerous world. When their religion is challenged, they react emotionally and sometimes violently. |
| Religious beliefs are largely based on faith rather than reason. This means that conflicts among religions cannot be easily settled through dialogue. Disagreements can often escalate. |
| Many people believe that there is only one "top-down" religion: i.e. there is only a single religion revealed by God to humanity. That sole religion is, of course, their own. Meanwhile they believe that all other religions are "bottom-up" faiths: i.e. religions created by humans to express their concept of God. It is difficult for a person to respect other religions if they "know" that their religion, alone, is the true one. |
| Many feel that they are God's only representatives on Earth; in effect, they are God's arms and legs. They feel a need to be God's defenders |
There are no quick fixes to this situation.
Topics covered in this section:
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| Examples of institutional violence:
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impression that Canadians extremely violent. We just haven't gotten around
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| Attempted solutions to religious persecution:
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Special note for survivors of ritual abuse:
Many tens of thousands of North Americans have recovered memories of Satanic Ritual Abuse (SRA) during therapy sessions or through self-hypnosis --mainly during the 1980s and early 1990s.. But, we are trying to locate a person with SRA memories that have always been present since the abuse occurred. If you are one, please send us an Email. We will keep your information in strictest confidence. (We have had this message in place since 1995-AUG with only one response to date.)
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