Could it be said that "Activism" is a religion?

[Shell B]

What you describe is not mere activism. It is extremism. I like to just live my life too. However, there are some things by which people should not simply abide. If an oil company wants to set up shop in my neck of the woods, I might "act" against it. Some things are worth standing up against and everyone has different opinions. Therefore, everyone has a right to be an activist. The problem is when the message becomes violent. Violence is a display of weakness in an activism group. What takes real balls is a life time of letter writing, event throwing, word spreading, hands-on volunteering, etc. It takes a surge of adrenaline to use violence to get your message across -- nothing more. It is the height of stupidity to use violence to gain attention in anything save an emergency situation. Yes, there are some situations that require violent means of grabbing attention, though they are few.