Religion Causes Violence
English1101 Dr.Eric Martinson Zibo Liu Oct 23 2012 Religion Causes Violence
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September 11th, 2001 was one of the most disconsolate days in the history of the United States. Around 9:00 A.M., American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center, and United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into another tower after twenty minutes. About one hour later, another airplane, American Airlines Flight 77, hit the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania (Schmemann). Due to these attacks, all passengers died in the air crashes, and hundreds of people were killed because they didn’t escape from the Twin Towers before collapsing. This series of malicious attacks not only killed 2,947 people, but also left thousands of people suffering in sorrow ("Sept. 11: A Day for Remembering"). It is well known that 9/11 was plotted by a group of religious fanatics called Al-Qaeda. It is an international terrorist group, and its main goal is to fight a jihad (a war waged by Muslims against infidels) against the Western world and Jews. Being based on a frenzy of Islamic fundamentals, Al-Qaeda organized many violent attacks, such as assassinations, suicide bombings, and hijackings to show their respect to Allah (Bajoria and Bruno). Someone can say Al-Qaeda is merely a group of lunatic people who were under the slogan of religion, and they are not religious believers. However, honestly, by either reviewing the history or looking at contemporary era, there are plenty of examples that can show that religion is relevant to violence because of religious fanaticism and demonization. The main reason that religion causes violence is religious fanaticism. Throughout history, it is easy to find some religious wars, such as the Crusades, the Muslim Conquests, the French Wars of Religion, and the Reconquista, which were always related to religious zealotry. Above
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September 11th, 2001 was one of the most disconsolate days in the history of the United States. Around 9:00 A.M., American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center, and United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into another tower after twenty minutes. About one hour later, another airplane, American Airlines Flight 77, hit the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania (Schmemann). Due to these attacks, all passengers died in the air crashes, and hundreds of people were killed because they didn’t escape from the Twin Towers before collapsing. This series of malicious attacks not only killed 2,947 people, but also left thousands of people suffering in sorrow ("Sept. 11: A Day for Remembering"). It is well known that 9/11 was plotted by a group of religious fanatics called Al-Qaeda. It is an international terrorist group, and its main goal is to fight a jihad (a war waged by Muslims against infidels) against the Western world and Jews. Being based on a frenzy of Islamic fundamentals, Al-Qaeda organized many violent attacks, such as assassinations, suicide bombings, and hijackings to show their respect to Allah (Bajoria and Bruno). Someone can say Al-Qaeda is merely a group of lunatic people who were under the slogan of religion, and they are not religious believers. However, honestly, by either reviewing the history or looking at contemporary era, there are plenty of examples that can show that religion is relevant to violence because of religious fanaticism and demonization. The main reason that religion causes violence is religious fanaticism. Throughout history, it is easy to find some religious wars, such as the Crusades, the Muslim Conquests, the French Wars of Religion, and the Reconquista, which were always related to religious zealotry. Above
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