stussy_demon Report This Comment Date: April 01, 2005 11:15AM
Just another old man made up of atoms/cells. Problem is the cells are
slowing...he's gonna be worm food, we all are...
RELIGION + DILLUSIONISTS = MASS WAR
Religion causes wars...it should be wiped out, and maybe, just maybe, we can all
at last experience some peace that this fabled load of bollocks has promised for
thousands of years...and for all you assholes that don't believe me or think I'm
talking shit, read on and then question your primitive so called fucking
faith...
Afghanistan: Extreme, radical Fundamentalist Muslim terrorist groups &
non-Muslims -
Osama bin Laden heads a terrorist group called Al Quada (The Source) whose
headquarters were in Afghanistan. They were protected by, and integrated with,
the Taliban dictatorship in the country. Al Quada is generally regarded as
having committed many terrorist attacks on U.S. ships, embassies, and buildings.
The Northern Alliance of rebel Afghans, Britain and the U.S. attacked the
Taliban and Al Quada, establishing a new regime in the country.
Bosnia: Serbian Orthodox Christians, (Roman Catholic), Muslims -
Fragile peace is holding, due only to the presence of peacekeepers.
Côte d'Ivoire: Muslims, Indigenous, Christian -
Following the elections in late 2000, government security forces "began
targeting civilians solely and explicitly on the basis of their religion, ethnic
group, or national origin. The overwhelming majority of victims come from the
largely Muslim north of the country, or are immigrants or the descendants of
immigrants..." A military uprising continued the slaughter in 2002.
Cyprus: Christians & Muslims -
The island is partitioned, creating enclaves for ethnic Greeks (Christians) and
Turks (Muslims). A UN peace keeping force is maintaining stability.
East Timor: Christians & Muslims -
A Roman Catholic country. About 20% of the population died by murder,
starvation or disease after they were forcibly annexed by Indonesia (mainly
Muslim). After voting for independence, many Christians were exterminated or
exiled by the Indonesian army and army-funded militias in a carefully planned
program of genocide and religious cleansing.
India: Animists, Hindus, Muslims & Sikhs -
Various conflicts that heat up periodically. In late 2002-FEB, a Muslim-Hindu
conflict broke out, killing an average of 100 people a day over the first five
days.
Indonesia, province of Ambon: Christians & Muslims -
After centuries of relative peace, conflicts between Christians and Muslims
started during 1999-JUL in this province of Indonesia.
Indonesia, province of Halmahera: Christians and Muslims -
30 people killed. 2,000 Christians driven out; homes and churches destroyed.
Kashmir: Hindus & Muslims -
A chronically unstable region of the world, claimed by both Pakistan and India.
The availability of nuclear weapons and the eagerness to use them are
destabilizing the region further. Thirty to sixty thousand people have died
since 1989.
Kosovo: Serbian Orthodox Christians & Muslims -
Peace enforced by NATO peacekeepers. There is convincing evidence of past mass
murder by Yugoslavian government (mainly Serbian Orthodox Christians) against
ethnic Albanians (mostly Muslim).
Kurdistan: Christians, Muslims -
Assaults on Christians (Protestant, Chaldean Catholic, & Assyrian Orthodox).
Bombing campaign underway.
Country Main religious groups involved Type of conflict
Afghanistan Extreme, radical Fundamentalist Muslim terrorist groups &
non-Muslims Osama bin Laden heads a terrorist group called Al Quada (The Source)
whose headquarters were in Afghanistan. They were protected by, and integrated
with, the Taliban dictatorship in the country. Al Quada is generally regarded as
having committed many terrorist attacks on U.S. ships, embassies, and buildings.
The Northern Alliance of rebel Afghans, Britain and the U.S. attacked the
Taliban and Al Quada, establishing a new regime in the country.
Bosnia Serbian Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholic), Muslims Fragile peace is
holding, due only to the presence of peacekeepers. 2
Côte d'Ivoire Muslims, Indigenous, Christian Following the elections in late
2000, government security forces "began targeting civilians solely and
explicitly on the basis of their religion, ethnic group, or national origin. The
overwhelming majority of victims come from the largely Muslim north of the
country, or are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants..." 5 A
military uprising continued the slaughter in 2002.
Cyprus Christians & Muslims The island is partitioned, creating enclaves for
ethnic Greeks (Christians) and Turks (Muslims). A UN peace keeping force is
maintaining stability.
East Timor Christians & Muslims A Roman Catholic country. About 20% of the
population died by murder, starvation or disease after they were forcibly
annexed by Indonesia (mainly Muslim). After voting for independence, many
Christians were exterminated or exiled by the Indonesian army and army-funded
militias in a carefully planned program of genocide and religious cleansing. The
situation is now stable.
India Animists, Hindus, Muslims & Sikhs Various conflicts that heat up
periodically. In late 2002-FEB, a Muslim-Hindu conflict broke out, killing an
average of 100 people a day over the first five days.
Indonesia, province of Ambon Christians & Muslims After centuries of
relative peace, conflicts between Christians and Muslims started during 1999-JUL
in this province of Indonesia. The situation now appears to be stable.
Indonesia, province of Halmahera Christians & Muslims 30 people killed.
2,000 Christians driven out; homes and churches destroyed.
Kashmir Hindus & Muslims A chronically unstable region of the world, claimed
by both Pakistan and India. The availability of nuclear weapons and the
eagerness to use them are destabilizing the region further. More details Thirty
to sixty thousand people have died since 1989.
Kosovo Serbian Orthodox Christians & Muslims Peace enforced by NATO
peacekeepers. There is convincing evidence of past mass murder by Yugoslavian
government (mainly Serbian Orthodox Christians) against ethnic Albanians (mostly
Muslim) Full story
Kurdistan Christians, Muslims Assaults on Christians (Protestant, Chaldean
Catholic, & Assyrian Orthodox). Bombing campaign underway.
Macedonia: Macedonian Orthodox Christians & Muslims -
Muslims (often referred to as ethnic Albanians) engaged in a civil war with the
rest of the country who are primarily Macedonian Orthodox Christians. A peace
treaty has been signed. Disarmament by NATO is complete.
RELIGIOUSLY-BASED
CIVIL UNREST AND WARFARE
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Quotations:
"The war changed everything in my life and I was one of thousands forced
to leave during the ethnic cleansing in my city. But they did not manage to
change me. I have NOT learned to hate my neighbors and I never will." Lana
Obradovic, a student from Bosnia whose father, grandfather and cousins died
during the religious conflict.
"Intolerance breeds injustice. Injustice invariably leads to rebellion and
retaliation, and these will lead to escalation on the part of both making
reconciliation almost impossible. It would appear that during times of stress,
despair and frustration, people become increasingly irrational, and they do
things which they never think they are capable of. And so we see hideous
brutality perpetrated by the most gentle people."
"Once started religious strife has a tendency to go on and on, to become
permanent feuds. Today we see such intractable inter-religious wars in Northern
Ireland, between Jews and Muslims and Christians in Palestine, Hindus and
Muslims in South Asia and in many other places. Attempts to bring about peace
have failed again and again. Always the extremist elements invoking past
injustices, imagined or real, will succeed in torpedoing the peace efforts and
bringing about another bout of hostility." Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad,
Prime Minister of Malaysia, addressing the World Evangelical Fellowship on
2001-MAY-4. 4
The role of religion in civil unrest and war:
Often, the media does not identify the precise causes of some of the conflicts
around the world. Clashes are frequently described as being ethnic in origin,
even though religion may have been a main cause.
The true causes of unrest are sometimes difficult to determine. Frequently,
there are a mixture of political alliances, economic differences, ethnic feuds,
religious differences and others: 1
In Northern Ireland, "the troubles" are partly rooted in
Catholic/Protestant differences, partly in political allegiances, and probably
partly in hatreds that go back so far that the exact reason is lost in the mists
of time.
The Rwanda genocide was mainly between the Hutu majority and the Tutsi
minority. The religious split in the country (75% Christian, 25% indigenous)
appears to not have been a significant factor.
The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina was among three faith groups, (Muslim, Roman
Catholic, and Serbian Orthodox).
The horrendous civil war in Sudan has a significant religious component. But
inter-tribal warfare, racial and language conflicts are also involved.
A group of world religious leaders from the Buddhist, Protestant, Catholic and
Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Muslim and many other faiths met in Geneva
Switzerland during 1999-OCT. They issued a document, The Geneva Spiritual
Appeal, asking political and religious leaders and organizations to ensure that
religions are not used to justify violence in the future. Delegates believed
that that then-current 56 conflicts have religious elements.
Current conflicts and wars:
It is important to realize that most of the world's current "hot
spots" have a complex interaction of economic, racial, ethnic, religious,
and other factors. We list below some conflicts which have as their base at
least some degree of religious intolerance:
Country Main religious groups involved Type of conflict
Afghanistan Extreme, radical Fundamentalist Muslim terrorist groups &
non-Muslims Osama bin Laden heads a terrorist group called Al Quada (The Source)
whose headquarters were in Afghanistan. They were protected by, and integrated
with, the Taliban dictatorship in the country. Al Quada is generally regarded as
having committed many terrorist attacks on U.S. ships, embassies, and buildings.
The Northern Alliance of rebel Afghans, Britain and the U.S. attacked the
Taliban and Al Quada, establishing a new regime in the country.
Bosnia Serbian Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholic), Muslims Fragile peace is
holding, due only to the presence of peacekeepers. 2
Côte d'Ivoire Muslims, Indigenous, Christian Following the elections in late
2000, government security forces "began targeting civilians solely and
explicitly on the basis of their religion, ethnic group, or national origin. The
overwhelming majority of victims come from the largely Muslim north of the
country, or are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants..." 5 A
military uprising continued the slaughter in 2002.
Cyprus Christians & Muslims The island is partitioned, creating enclaves for
ethnic Greeks (Christians) and Turks (Muslims). A UN peace keeping force is
maintaining stability.
East Timor Christians & Muslims A Roman Catholic country. About 20% of the
population died by murder, starvation or disease after they were forcibly
annexed by Indonesia (mainly Muslim). After voting for independence, many
Christians were exterminated or exiled by the Indonesian army and army-funded
militias in a carefully planned program of genocide and religious cleansing. The
situation is now stable.
India Animists, Hindus, Muslims & Sikhs Various conflicts that heat up
periodically. In late 2002-FEB, a Muslim-Hindu conflict broke out, killing an
average of 100 people a day over the first five days.
Indonesia, province of Ambon Christians & Muslims After centuries of
relative peace, conflicts between Christians and Muslims started during 1999-JUL
in this province of Indonesia. The situation now appears to be stable.
Indonesia, province of Halmahera Christians & Muslims 30 people killed.
2,000 Christians driven out; homes and churches destroyed.
Kashmir Hindus & Muslims A chronically unstable region of the world, claimed
by both Pakistan and India. The availability of nuclear weapons and the
eagerness to use them are destabilizing the region further. More details Thirty
to sixty thousand people have died since 1989.
Kosovo Serbian Orthodox Christians & Muslims Peace enforced by NATO
peacekeepers. There is convincing evidence of past mass murder by Yugoslavian
government (mainly Serbian Orthodox Christians) against ethnic Albanians (mostly
Muslim) Full story
Kurdistan Christians, Muslims Assaults on Christians (Protestant, Chaldean
Catholic, & Assyrian Orthodox). Bombing campaign underway.
Macedonia Macedonian Orthodox Christians & Muslims Muslims (often referred
to as ethnic Albanians) engaged in a civil war with the rest of the country who
are primarily Macedonian Orthodox Christians. A peace treaty has been signed.
Disarmament by NATO is complete.
Middle East: Jews, Muslims, & Christians -
The peace process between Israel and Palestine suffered a complete breakdown.
This has resulted in the deaths of thousands, in the ratio of three dead for
each Jew. Major strife broke out in 2000-SEP and is continuing.
Nigeria: Christians, Animists, & Muslims -
Yourubas and Christians in the south of the country are battling Muslims in the
north. Country is struggling towards democracy after decades of Muslim military
dictatorships.
Northern Ireland: Protestants, Catholics -
After 3,600 killings and assassinations over 30 years, some progress has been
made in the form of a ceasefire and an independent status for the country.
Pakistan: Suni & Shi'ite Muslims -
Low level mutual attacks.
Philippines: Christians & Muslims -
Low level, centuries old conflict between the mainly Christian central
government and Muslims in the south of the country.
Russia,Chechnya: Russian Orthodox Christians, Muslims -
Many atrocities have been alleged on both sides. According to the Voice of the
Martyrs: "In January 2002 Chechen rebels included all Christians on their
list of official enemies, vowing to 'blow up every church and mission-related
facility in Russia'."
Of recent times, a school in the town of Beslan was taken hostage by Chechen's.
Hundreds died or were wounded in the violent end to the siege, the majority of
them children.
South Africa: Animists & "Witches" -
Hundreds of persons, suspected and accused of witches practising black magic,
are murdered each year.
Sri Lanka: Buddhists & Hindus -
Tamils (a mainly Hindu 18% minority) are involved in a war for independence
since 1983 with the rest of the country (70% Buddhist). An estimated 65,000 have
been killed. The conflict took a sudden change for the better in 2002-SEP, when
the Tamils dropped their demand for complete independence. The South Asian
Tsunami in 2004-DEC induced some cooperation.
Sudan: Animists, Christians & Muslims -
Complex ethnic, racial, religious conflict which victimizes both Animists and
Christians in the South of the country. Slavery and near slavery practiced.
There are allegations of genocide.
Tibet: Buddhists & Communists -
Country was annexed by Chinese Communists in late 1950's. Brutal suppression of
Buddhism continues.
Uganda: Animists, Christians, & Muslims -
Christian rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army are conducting a civil war in the
north of Uganda. Their goal is a Christian theocracy whose laws are based on the
Ten Commandments. They abduct about 2,000 children a year who are enslaved
and/or raped.
