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	:; [http://jimmyakin.com/2012/01/why-i-hate-people-hating-on-religion.html "Why I Hate People Hating on Religion."]		:; [http://jimmyakin.com/2012/01/why-i-hate-people-hating-on-religion.html "Why I Hate People Hating on Religion."]

	:: Religion is a powerful motivator, and thus is often invoked in wartime, but the real reasons most wars have been fought have nothing to do with it. Instead, they have to do with political ~~controlâ€“either~~ allowing certain political leaders to gain or remain in power (e.g., who is the rightful heir to the throne) or they have to do with gaining political control of resources (e.g., land, money, food supplies, transportation and trade routes) or they have to do with a particular leader's ambitions (i.e., being remembered as a great man, or not being remembered as a weak man). When leaders aren't being totally naked about those things, they dress them up with national pride or religion, but ultimately they are not at the root.		:: Religion is a powerful motivator, and thus is often invoked in wartime, but the real reasons most wars have been fought have nothing to do with it. Instead, they have to do with political control-either allowing certain political leaders to gain or remain in power (e.g., who is the rightful heir to the throne) or they have to do with gaining political control of resources (e.g., land, money, food supplies, transportation and trade routes) or they have to do with a particular leader's ambitions (i.e., being remembered as a great man, or not being remembered as a weak man). When leaders aren't being totally naked about those things, they dress them up with national pride or religion, but ultimately they are not at the root.

	:: The reason political leaders invoke religion when going to war is that religion is a powerful motivator that is built into human nature, which is why religion appears in all human societies. It's a human universal, and religion in that sense is not something Jesus came to abolish. He didn't come to root the religious impulse out of mankind but to shape it and channel it properly (e.g., “Blessed are the peacemakers”).		:: The reason political leaders invoke religion when going to war is that religion is a powerful motivator that is built into human nature, which is why religion appears in all human societies. It's a human universal, and religion in that sense is not something Jesus came to abolish. He didn't come to root the religious impulse out of mankind but to shape it and channel it properly (e.g., “Blessed are the peacemakers”).

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	:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/why-believe "Why Believe?"]		:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/why-believe "Why Believe?"]

	:: One such book is ''The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason'' by Sam Harris, which ~~repeatedlyâ€”mantra~~-~~likeâ€”uses~~ words such as "ignorant" and "irrational" in making the case that religious faith is not only outdated, but overtly evil. Every religion, Harris muses, "preaches the truth of propositions for which no evidence is even conceivable. This puts the ‘leap' in Kierkegaard's leap of faith" (Harris, The End of Faith, 23). He adds: "Religious faith represents so uncompromising a misuse of the power of our minds that it forms a kind of perverse, cultural ~~singularityâ€”a~~ vanishing point beyond which rational discourse proves impossible" (Harris, The End of Faith, 25).		:: One such book is ''The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason'' by Sam Harris, which repeatedly — mantra-like — uses words such as "ignorant" and "irrational" in making the case that religious faith is not only outdated, but overtly evil. Every religion, Harris muses, "preaches the truth of propositions for which no evidence is even conceivable. This puts the ‘leap' in Kierkegaard's leap of faith" (Harris, The End of Faith, 23). He adds: "Religious faith represents so uncompromising a misuse of the power of our minds that it forms a kind of perverse, cultural singularity — a vanishing point beyond which rational discourse proves impossible" (Harris, The End of Faith, 25).

	:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/will-the-government-tell-christians-to-shut-up "Will the Government Tell Christians to Shut Up?"]		:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/will-the-government-tell-christians-to-shut-up "Will the Government Tell Christians to Shut Up?"]

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	:: One of them does the standard sleight-of-hand trick of saying, in essence, ~~â€œThe~~ murderers were Muslim, and by Muslim, I mean Christian.” This is magicked by the expedient of reducing all acts of Islamic violence to the work of ~~â€œreligion”~~ and then declaring ~~â€œreligion”~~ to refer to Christianity. He writes:		:: One of them does the standard sleight-of-hand trick of saying, in essence, “The murderers were Muslim, and by Muslim, I mean Christian.” This is magicked by the expedient of reducing all acts of Islamic violence to the work of “religion” and then declaring “religion” to refer to Christianity. He writes:

	::: To imply that organized religious has furnished these people with the mental, physical courage to perform these acts of kindness to a fellow human being, seems a bit big; under the circumstances. The countless acts of barbarity and cruelty perpetrated worldwide every day, in the name of god, does not support this theory. Furthermore, was this very act of inhuman depravity not also committed under the cries of ‘God is great,' even if uttered in Arabic?		::: To imply that organized religious has furnished these people with the mental, physical courage to perform these acts of kindness to a fellow human being, seems a bit big; under the circumstances. The countless acts of barbarity and cruelty perpetrated worldwide every day, in the name of god, does not support this theory. Furthermore, was this very act of inhuman depravity not also committed under the cries of ‘God is great,' even if uttered in Arabic?
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	:: Religion is a powerful motivator, and thus is often invoked in wartime, but the real reasons most wars have been fought have nothing to do with it. Instead, they have to do with political controlâ€“either allowing certain political leaders to gain or remain in power (e.g., who is the rightful heir to the throne) or they have to do with gaining political control of resources (e.g., land, money, food supplies, transportation and trade routes) or they have to do with a particular leader's ambitions (i.e., being remembered as a great man, or not being remembered as a weak man). When leaders aren't being totally naked about those things, they dress them up with national pride or religion, but ultimately they are not at the root.		:: Religion is a powerful motivator, and thus is often invoked in wartime, but the real reasons most wars have been fought have nothing to do with it. Instead, they have to do with political controlâ€“either allowing certain political leaders to gain or remain in power (e.g., who is the rightful heir to the throne) or they have to do with gaining political control of resources (e.g., land, money, food supplies, transportation and trade routes) or they have to do with a particular leader's ambitions (i.e., being remembered as a great man, or not being remembered as a weak man). When leaders aren't being totally naked about those things, they dress them up with national pride or religion, but ultimately they are not at the root.

	:: The reason political leaders invoke religion when going to war is that religion is a powerful motivator that is built into human nature, which is why religion appears in all human societies. It's a human universal, and religion in that sense is not something Jesus came to abolish. He didn't come to root the religious impulse out of mankind but to shape it and channel it properly (e.g., ~~â€œBlessed~~ are the peacemakers”).		:: The reason political leaders invoke religion when going to war is that religion is a powerful motivator that is built into human nature, which is why religion appears in all human societies. It's a human universal, and religion in that sense is not something Jesus came to abolish. He didn't come to root the religious impulse out of mankind but to shape it and channel it properly (e.g., “Blessed are the peacemakers”).

	== References ==		== References ==

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	:; [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markshea/2013/05/some-atheist-readers-were-offended.html "Some atheist readers were offendedâ€¦"]		:; [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markshea/2013/05/some-atheist-readers-were-offended.html "Some atheist readers were offendedâ€¦"]

	:: One of them does the standard sleight-of-hand trick of saying, in essence, â€œThe murderers were Muslim, and by Muslim, I mean Christian.~~â€~~ This is magicked by the expedient of reducing all acts of Islamic violence to the work of ~~â€œreligionâ€~~ and then declaring ~~â€œreligionâ€~~ to refer to Christianity. He writes:		:: One of them does the standard sleight-of-hand trick of saying, in essence, â€œThe murderers were Muslim, and by Muslim, I mean Christian.” This is magicked by the expedient of reducing all acts of Islamic violence to the work of â€œreligion” and then declaring â€œreligion” to refer to Christianity. He writes:

	::: To imply that organized religious has furnished these people with the mental, physical courage to perform these acts of kindness to a fellow human being, seems a bit big; under the circumstances. The countless acts of barbarity and cruelty perpetrated worldwide every day, in the name of god, does not support this theory. Furthermore, was this very act of inhuman depravity not also committed under the cries of ‘God is great,' even if uttered in Arabic?		::: To imply that organized religious has furnished these people with the mental, physical courage to perform these acts of kindness to a fellow human being, seems a bit big; under the circumstances. The countless acts of barbarity and cruelty perpetrated worldwide every day, in the name of god, does not support this theory. Furthermore, was this very act of inhuman depravity not also committed under the cries of ‘God is great,' even if uttered in Arabic?
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	:: Religion is a powerful motivator, and thus is often invoked in wartime, but the real reasons most wars have been fought have nothing to do with it. Instead, they have to do with political controlâ€“either allowing certain political leaders to gain or remain in power (e.g., who is the rightful heir to the throne) or they have to do with gaining political control of resources (e.g., land, money, food supplies, transportation and trade routes) or they have to do with a particular leader's ambitions (i.e., being remembered as a great man, or not being remembered as a weak man). When leaders aren't being totally naked about those things, they dress them up with national pride or religion, but ultimately they are not at the root.		:: Religion is a powerful motivator, and thus is often invoked in wartime, but the real reasons most wars have been fought have nothing to do with it. Instead, they have to do with political controlâ€“either allowing certain political leaders to gain or remain in power (e.g., who is the rightful heir to the throne) or they have to do with gaining political control of resources (e.g., land, money, food supplies, transportation and trade routes) or they have to do with a particular leader's ambitions (i.e., being remembered as a great man, or not being remembered as a weak man). When leaders aren't being totally naked about those things, they dress them up with national pride or religion, but ultimately they are not at the root.

	:: The reason political leaders invoke religion when going to war is that religion is a powerful motivator that is built into human nature, which is why religion appears in all human societies. It's a human universal, and religion in that sense is not something Jesus came to abolish. He didn't come to root the religious impulse out of mankind but to shape it and channel it properly (e.g., â€œBlessed are the ~~peacemakersâ€~~).		:: The reason political leaders invoke religion when going to war is that religion is a powerful motivator that is built into human nature, which is why religion appears in all human societies. It's a human universal, and religion in that sense is not something Jesus came to abolish. He didn't come to root the religious impulse out of mankind but to shape it and channel it properly (e.g., â€œBlessed are the peacemakers”).

	== References ==		== References ==

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	:: One of them does the standard sleight-of-hand trick of saying, in essence, â€œThe murderers were Muslim, and by Muslim, I mean Christian.â€ This is magicked by the expedient of reducing all acts of Islamic violence to the work of â€œreligionâ€ and then declaring â€œreligionâ€ to refer to Christianity. He writes:		:: One of them does the standard sleight-of-hand trick of saying, in essence, â€œThe murderers were Muslim, and by Muslim, I mean Christian.â€ This is magicked by the expedient of reducing all acts of Islamic violence to the work of â€œreligionâ€ and then declaring â€œreligionâ€ to refer to Christianity. He writes:

	::: To imply that organized religious has furnished these people with the mental, physical courage to perform these acts of kindness to a fellow human being, seems a bit big; under the circumstances. The countless acts of barbarity and cruelty perpetrated worldwide every day, in the name of god, does not support this theory. Furthermore, was this very act of inhuman depravity not also committed under the cries of ~~â€˜God~~ is great,' even if uttered in Arabic?		::: To imply that organized religious has furnished these people with the mental, physical courage to perform these acts of kindness to a fellow human being, seems a bit big; under the circumstances. The countless acts of barbarity and cruelty perpetrated worldwide every day, in the name of god, does not support this theory. Furthermore, was this very act of inhuman depravity not also committed under the cries of ‘God is great,' even if uttered in Arabic?

	:: In short, if you've seen one religion, you've seen ~~â€˜em~~ all.		:: In short, if you've seen one religion, you've seen ‘em all.

	== Anatagonism toward Religious Certitude ==		== Anatagonism toward Religious Certitude ==
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	:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/why-believe "Why Believe?"]		:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/why-believe "Why Believe?"]

	:: One such book is ''The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason'' by Sam Harris, which repeatedlyâ€”mantra-likeâ€”uses words such as "ignorant" and "irrational" in making the case that religious faith is not only outdated, but overtly evil. Every religion, Harris muses, "preaches the truth of propositions for which no evidence is even conceivable. This puts the ~~â€˜leap~~' in Kierkegaard's leap of faith" (Harris, The End of Faith, 23). He adds: "Religious faith represents so uncompromising a misuse of the power of our minds that it forms a kind of perverse, cultural singularityâ€”a vanishing point beyond which rational discourse proves impossible" (Harris, The End of Faith, 25).		:: One such book is ''The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason'' by Sam Harris, which repeatedlyâ€”mantra-likeâ€”uses words such as "ignorant" and "irrational" in making the case that religious faith is not only outdated, but overtly evil. Every religion, Harris muses, "preaches the truth of propositions for which no evidence is even conceivable. This puts the ‘leap' in Kierkegaard's leap of faith" (Harris, The End of Faith, 23). He adds: "Religious faith represents so uncompromising a misuse of the power of our minds that it forms a kind of perverse, cultural singularityâ€”a vanishing point beyond which rational discourse proves impossible" (Harris, The End of Faith, 25).

	:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/will-the-government-tell-christians-to-shut-up "Will the Government Tell Christians to Shut Up?"]		:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/will-the-government-tell-christians-to-shut-up "Will the Government Tell Christians to Shut Up?"]

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	Roman history: We executed a man who claimed to be "King of the Jews." His followers promptly disbanded and were never heard from again.		Roman history: We executed a man who claimed to be "King of the Jews." His followers promptly disbanded and were never heard from again.

	Jewish history: The Romans executed a man who claimed to be God. That was the end of that.		Jewish history: The Romans executed a man who claimed to be God. That was the end of that. His death is perfect proof that he was not [[Christ\|the Christ]].

	== "Kill Them All" ==		== "Kill Them All" ==

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	== Hatred of "institutions" ==		== Hatred of "institutions" ==

	"I hate organized religion."		Many people say, "I hate organized religion."

	~~"I hate organized medicine~~. ~~Who is to say what medications and surgeries are safe and effective~~? ~~Anybody should be allowed to do anything to anyone at any time. We don't need doctors, nurses, or certified technicians."~~		This is insane. Would any sane person take these views?

	"I hate having an organized body that can detect and cure its own illnesses, recover from injury, ~~and~~ metabolize food. Life should be spontaneous and unlimited."		:: "I hate organized medicine. Who is to say what medications and surgeries are safe and effective? Anybody should be allowed to do anything to anyone at any time. We don't need doctors, nurses, or certified technicians."

			:: "I hate having an organized body that can detect and cure its own illnesses, recover from injury, act against infections, metabolize food, and eliminate waste. Life should be spontaneous and unlimited."

			:: "I hate organized society. I want a world where there are no laws, in which everyone can do whatever they please whenever they please. We should not condemn murder, incest, rape, adultery, lying, cheating, or stealing. The natural man is good. We should do what we feel like doing. Whatever anyone thinks is best is best. There should be no traffic laws at all. We should be able to drive however we want to drive and park wherever we want to park. If you can take something away from someone else, help yourself!"

	=== Jesus without the Church ===		=== Jesus without the Church ===

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	:: The reason political leaders invoke religion when going to war is that religion is a powerful motivator that is built into human nature, which is why religion appears in all human societies. Itâ€™s a human universal, and religion in that sense is not something Jesus came to abolish. He didnâ€™t come to root the religious impulse out of mankind but to shape it and channel it properly (e.g., â€œBlessed are the peacemakersâ€).		:: The reason political leaders invoke religion when going to war is that religion is a powerful motivator that is built into human nature, which is why religion appears in all human societies. Itâ€™s a human universal, and religion in that sense is not something Jesus came to abolish. He didnâ€™t come to root the religious impulse out of mankind but to shape it and channel it properly (e.g., â€œBlessed are the peacemakersâ€).


	== References ==		== References ==

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	Judge a religion by its adherents, not by those who betray its principles.<ref>[http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0368.htm "What Blair should have said to Hitchens."]</ref>		Judge a religion by its adherents, not by those who betray its principles.<ref>[http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0368.htm "What Blair should have said to Hitchens."]</ref> Jesus is [[Judas Factor\|betrayed in every generation by those who have said that they would serve Him.]]

	''The Invention of Lying.''		''The Invention of Lying.''

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	:: One of them does the standard sleight-of-hand trick of saying, in essence, â€œThe murderers were Muslim, and by Muslim, I mean Christian.â€ This is magicked by the expedient of reducing all acts of Islamic violence to the work of â€œreligionâ€ and then declaring â€œreligionâ€ to refer to Christianity. He writes:		:: One of them does the standard sleight-of-hand trick of saying, in essence, â€œThe murderers were Muslim, and by Muslim, I mean Christian.â€ This is magicked by the expedient of reducing all acts of Islamic violence to the work of â€œreligionâ€ and then declaring â€œreligionâ€ to refer to Christianity. He writes:

	::: To imply that organized religious has furnished these people with the mental, physical courage to perform these acts of kindness to a fellow human being, seems a bit big; under the circumstances. The countless acts of barbarity and cruelty perpetrated worldwide every day, in the name of god, does not support this theory. Furthermore, was this very act of inhuman depravity not also committed under the cries of â€˜God is great,~~â€™~~ even if uttered in Arabic?		::: To imply that organized religious has furnished these people with the mental, physical courage to perform these acts of kindness to a fellow human being, seems a bit big; under the circumstances. The countless acts of barbarity and cruelty perpetrated worldwide every day, in the name of god, does not support this theory. Furthermore, was this very act of inhuman depravity not also committed under the cries of â€˜God is great,' even if uttered in Arabic?

	:: In short, if ~~youâ€™ve~~ seen one religion, ~~youâ€™ve~~ seen â€˜em all.		:: In short, if you've seen one religion, you've seen â€˜em all.

	== Anatagonism toward Religious Certitude ==		== Anatagonism toward Religious Certitude ==
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	:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/why-believe "Why Believe?"]		:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/why-believe "Why Believe?"]

	:: One such book is ''The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason'' by Sam Harris, which repeatedlyâ€”mantra-likeâ€”uses words such as "ignorant" and "irrational" in making the case that religious faith is not only outdated, but overtly evil. Every religion, Harris muses, "preaches the truth of propositions for which no evidence is even conceivable. This puts the ~~â€˜leapâ€™~~ in ~~Kierkegaardâ€™s~~ leap of faith" (Harris, The End of Faith, 23). He adds: "Religious faith represents so uncompromising a misuse of the power of our minds that it forms a kind of perverse, cultural singularityâ€”a vanishing point beyond which rational discourse proves impossible" (Harris, The End of Faith, 25).		:: One such book is ''The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason'' by Sam Harris, which repeatedlyâ€”mantra-likeâ€”uses words such as "ignorant" and "irrational" in making the case that religious faith is not only outdated, but overtly evil. Every religion, Harris muses, "preaches the truth of propositions for which no evidence is even conceivable. This puts the â€˜leap' in Kierkegaard's leap of faith" (Harris, The End of Faith, 23). He adds: "Religious faith represents so uncompromising a misuse of the power of our minds that it forms a kind of perverse, cultural singularityâ€”a vanishing point beyond which rational discourse proves impossible" (Harris, The End of Faith, 25).

	:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/will-the-government-tell-christians-to-shut-up "Will the Government Tell Christians to Shut Up?"]		:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/will-the-government-tell-christians-to-shut-up "Will the Government Tell Christians to Shut Up?"]
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	:: In 2004, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) met in Paris to examine how governments could fight the harmful effects of hate speech on the Internet. Anti-black, anti-white, anti-Semitic, anti-Islamic, anti-women, anti-American, and every kind of hate in between can be found on the Internet. Moreover, hate groups are not limited to written messages. Hate music, interactive video games, and streaming audio broadcasts can be found on many of the estimated 4,000 hate-oriented Web pages.		:: In 2004, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) met in Paris to examine how governments could fight the harmful effects of hate speech on the Internet. Anti-black, anti-white, anti-Semitic, anti-Islamic, anti-women, anti-American, and every kind of hate in between can be found on the Internet. Moreover, hate groups are not limited to written messages. Hate music, interactive video games, and streaming audio broadcasts can be found on many of the estimated 4,000 hate-oriented Web pages.

	:: With all of that true hate to be concerned about, one non-governmental representative at the Paris meeting argued that evangelical Christian sites that reach out to Jews in an effort to bring them to Christ were anti-Semitic and should be banned from the Internet under hate speech restrictions. More incredibly, when the Russian delegation had its turn to speak, it identified only two Web pages as promoting hate: those run by the ~~Jehovahâ€™s~~ Witnesses and the Hare Krishnas. The argument was that both of these groups purported to set forth "the truth." According to the Russians, anyone who claimed to know and set forth the truth was necessarily engaged in hate speech.		:: With all of that true hate to be concerned about, one non-governmental representative at the Paris meeting argued that evangelical Christian sites that reach out to Jews in an effort to bring them to Christ were anti-Semitic and should be banned from the Internet under hate speech restrictions. More incredibly, when the Russian delegation had its turn to speak, it identified only two Web pages as promoting hate: those run by the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Hare Krishnas. The argument was that both of these groups purported to set forth "the truth." According to the Russians, anyone who claimed to know and set forth the truth was necessarily engaged in hate speech.

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	:; [http://www.catholic.com/blog/jon-sorensen/is-religion-really-the-number-one-cause-of-war "Is Religion REALLY the Number One Cause of War?"]		:; [http://www.catholic.com/blog/jon-sorensen/is-religion-really-the-number-one-cause-of-war "Is Religion REALLY the Number One Cause of War?"]

	:: According to the Encyclopedia of Wars (Phillips and Axelrod), of the 1,763 major conflicts in recorded history, only 123 of them can be classified as having been fought over religious differences. ~~Thatâ€™s~~ less than seven percent.		:: According to the Encyclopedia of Wars (Phillips and Axelrod), of the 1,763 major conflicts in recorded history, only 123 of them can be classified as having been fought over religious differences. That's less than seven percent.

	:: The encyclopedia also explains that the number of people killed in these conflicts amounts to only two percent. This means that even when wars have been fought over religious disputes, they tend to be less bloody than when they are fought for other reasons.		:: The encyclopedia also explains that the number of people killed in these conflicts amounts to only two percent. This means that even when wars have been fought over religious disputes, they tend to be less bloody than when they are fought for other reasons.
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	:; [http://jimmyakin.com/2012/01/why-i-hate-people-hating-on-religion.html "Why I Hate People Hating on Religion."]		:; [http://jimmyakin.com/2012/01/why-i-hate-people-hating-on-religion.html "Why I Hate People Hating on Religion."]

	:: Religion is a powerful motivator, and thus is often invoked in wartime, but the real reasons most wars have been fought have nothing to do with it. Instead, they have to do with political controlâ€“either allowing certain political leaders to gain or remain in power (e.g., who is the rightful heir to the throne) or they have to do with gaining political control of resources (e.g., land, money, food supplies, transportation and trade routes) or they have to do with a particular ~~leaderâ€™s~~ ambitions (i.e., being remembered as a great man, or not being remembered as a weak man). When leaders ~~arenâ€™t~~ being totally naked about those things, they dress them up with national pride or religion, but ultimately they are not at the root.		:: Religion is a powerful motivator, and thus is often invoked in wartime, but the real reasons most wars have been fought have nothing to do with it. Instead, they have to do with political controlâ€“either allowing certain political leaders to gain or remain in power (e.g., who is the rightful heir to the throne) or they have to do with gaining political control of resources (e.g., land, money, food supplies, transportation and trade routes) or they have to do with a particular leader's ambitions (i.e., being remembered as a great man, or not being remembered as a weak man). When leaders aren't being totally naked about those things, they dress them up with national pride or religion, but ultimately they are not at the root.

	:: The reason political leaders invoke religion when going to war is that religion is a powerful motivator that is built into human nature, which is why religion appears in all human societies. ~~Itâ€™s~~ a human universal, and religion in that sense is not something Jesus came to abolish. He ~~didnâ€™t~~ come to root the religious impulse out of mankind but to shape it and channel it properly (e.g., â€œBlessed are the peacemakersâ€).		:: The reason political leaders invoke religion when going to war is that religion is a powerful motivator that is built into human nature, which is why religion appears in all human societies. It's a human universal, and religion in that sense is not something Jesus came to abolish. He didn't come to root the religious impulse out of mankind but to shape it and channel it properly (e.g., â€œBlessed are the peacemakersâ€).

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