What can cause war but also have people seek peace? What can give support to nations leaders but also have them question their ethics? What can provide strength to soldiers and assure them protection? Religion. Religion has played a large roll within soldiers, helping leaders during war, and creating views that protest against and for, ideals of war.
Soldiers all over the world enlist in the military forces for United States. Many have no hope at all that they will live through the war they are fighting in to defend their country. There is hope though, that 55 million American soldiers turned to during their time in war, according to American Military History (Chambers II 602). That hope is religion in which soldiers can find strength and protection. " Please God let me see the sunset. Please God, let me see another morning. Please God, let me see my friend again with both eyes intact and no gapping holes in his body" (James 12). This is a quote of a soldiers who turns to God in a cry of desperation to live to see another day while also describing the brutal injuries that many soldier faced in war. In hard situations many turn to something that will help them survive. In the case of war many men and women chose religion. There is something about having the assurance that you are safe and that a higher being (God) is watching after you. In a poll taken in the US army 80 percent of soldiers polled that they believed in God and had a specific religious preference. More than 100 different dominations and faith groups were represented (Chambers II 602). This poll that was taken proves that many soldiers have religious beliefs and all believe in the same God. Even though there were so many different religions represented in that 80 percent they were all united by believing in the same God. It does not matter what your religion is called, but the true meaning is what and how you believe in it.
"Race was a major factor in World War II, religion played a more limited role. There were only some religious aspects of the war. " (World War II: Religion). ... The all too common truth is that "religion makes the young men willing to face death. " (Does Religion Cause War?) ... If religion did not exist, war would still occur. ... Religion is not caused by war. ...
The worship of a specific deity or higher power can become either a cause for community or grounds for a holy war. There is the religious civil war in Ireland between the Protestants and Catholics for example. ... A common "holy war" is the fight between Microsoft and Sony. ... This is similar to religious wars today. ... Religion and gamers have their own forms of bloodshed and ideological wars over what is right or wrong or best for everyone. ...
War and religion are two entities that have existed since the dawn of mankind. The major world religions provide insights on the morality of war and conditions of allowance. ... Other religions take a middle ground on war like the Quran which provides guidelines on which conditions make war acceptable. ... " This shows that Buddhism is a peaceful religion and is against war. ... Next are religions that support war and offer heaven as a reward to participants in a holy war. ...
War is a useless, last resort effort that has caused such disasters as World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam. ... Religion teaches the value of obeying God, not the value of living life to the fullest (in my opinion, at least). ... The war that started international unrest over world politics would be World War II. ... World War II had ended. ... A major war, although not nearly as large as World War II, in American history that could have been avoided and/or lessened is the Korean War. ...
Cold War The cold war is one of the strangest wars ever. ... No, this war was a arms race war, and a war of influence between the two great superpowers. ... Nowadays countries are unlikely to go to war just because they do not agree in terms of ideology or beliefs (except around the Middle East where idealogy and religion still play a big part in wars). The reasons for war have changed. ... Also economics now play a bigger part in war than they did before the cold war. ...
Misleading Religion When the term crusade is used in the media, people tend to think that it is in reference to a "holy war." ... Throughout time wars have been waged with the claims of a religious purpose, but if looked at more closely, the actual wars were fought because of political reasons and mainly just to obtain land. Wars and other such conflicts have been fought for land and political reasons and not religion. ... In Northern Ireland, it would seem that Protestants and Catholics had a civil war about religions, when in fact it was about British rule in Ireland. ... The Nazi Party wa...
George Luca's "Star Wars" movies contain many symbols that relate to several relgions. These three emblematic symbols-"The Force", will be compared and show a relationship between Taoism The emblematic symbol from the movie "Star Wars" that represents Taoism is the "force". ... Taoism is on e of the two major religions of China. ...
To give a greater understanding about the Cold War, this essay will gives a contrast of the Cold War and the post Cold War Worlds. It will provide some of the causes of the Cold War, the events in the early period and post Cold War, and lastly a contrast of the Cold War and the Post Cold War Worlds. ... One of the major early events on the Cold War was the Korean War in the 1950. ... During the 60s, there was an extension of the cold war, which is the Vietnam War. ... People define themselves in terms of religion, language, history, values, customs, and institutions. ...
To give a greater understanding about the Cold War, this essay will gives a contrast of the Cold War and the post Cold War Worlds. It will provide some of the causes of the Cold War, the events in the early period and post Cold War, and lastly a contrast of the Cold War and the Post Cold War Worlds. ... One of the major early events on the Cold War was the Korean War in the 1950. ... During the 60s, there was an extension of the cold war, which is the Vietnam War. ... People define themselves in terms of religion, language, history, values, customs, and institutions. ...
