Last year, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews rioted in the streets of Jerusalem, throwing stones and scuffling with police. The violence-worthy issue? The matter of parking and driving on Saturdays.
Around the world, violence has erupted between different Islamic factions, and between Islamic extremists and 'infidels.' Christian factions have bombed each other, and Christian extremists have shot abortion doctors.
Fear and intimidation are hallmarks of religious extremism. Violence for religion is terrorism ...for an interpretation.
We need to steer the world away from the insanity that different interpretations of religious texts, different beliefs, are to die or kill for.
Surely, if God needed violence done in His name,
He could take care of it Himself.
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As with other motivations, intimidation and violence in the name of God is always abhorrent, unjustified, and illegal. The perpetrators are criminals, to be prosecuted, denounced and exposed at every opportunity.
Cross posted at http://www.worldforallpeople.org