Outcast Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 The current problems in the Middle East are because of religion. A persistent misconception. Virtually all conflicts arise because the rights of one group are denied by another group for so long that the repressed group finally rises up to overthrow their oppressors. Basically, groups of humans ally against other groups of humans. The factor that bonds them can be religion, language, race, etc but it is not religion, language or race that CAUSE the problem. Groups of people discriminating against other groups causes the problem.
This_Too_Shall_Pass Posted December 6, 2005 Posted December 6, 2005 Here we go into a right-wing left-wing political debate which does not answer the OPs question at all. If you must discuss the woeful decline of society, maybe take it to another thread. I actually had a big grin on my face reading where this thread was being steered... IMO, materialism and the Church are not mutually exclusive, Apex The question here is not religion, and nor is it the answer!
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