" Contrary to common belief, there is not a significant correlation between levels of religious belief and peace with an r=0.14." - in a 2013 study
http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/...Report.pdf
However Religion did play at least some part in a majority of the conflicts cited. Although, that could also be because the majority of the populous at the time (@75%) held religious beliefs. People tend to bring their baggage along with them wherever they go. I'm just claiming it's far more likely that the evil is in humanity not in the institution. I'm not really for religiosity, per say, because frankly it breeds lazy people and can lead to social bulwarks that are anti-theocratic.
http://economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/...Report.pdf
However Religion did play at least some part in a majority of the conflicts cited. Although, that could also be because the majority of the populous at the time (@75%) held religious beliefs. People tend to bring their baggage along with them wherever they go. I'm just claiming it's far more likely that the evil is in humanity not in the institution. I'm not really for religiosity, per say, because frankly it breeds lazy people and can lead to social bulwarks that are anti-theocratic.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
