Topic > Religious fanaticism: who is to blame? - 1320

In the modern world there are many freedoms, rights and liberties. The United States Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, expression, assembly, and many others (United States Constitution). And of course it includes freedom of religion. Nowadays there are three main branches of monotheistic religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. All people are free to choose the religion most convenient for themselves, according to their culture, values, beliefs and homeland. And they do it. Ever since the world was created, people have been looking for an explanation for different things that exist around, from natural phenomena to miracles. People must follow someone and believe that there is a Higher Power guiding them. Because wherever you look, everything has a leader, a sovereign: a family, a school, a city, a country. Furthermore, there is an inventor and creator for everything. So, someone had to create, if not everything, but a starting point and help the world develop. It is a theory of intelligent design, according to which evolution occurs, but is guided by someone known. People need to have something that unites them. This is, fundamentally, the purpose of a religion. But the problem is that every religious organization considers itself the best and the right one. Wars and religious conflicts have involved millions of people throughout history, even against their will. Some religious groups have tried their best to establish their own religious rules in different states and force people to obey these rules (Judd 266). But one of the problems nowadays is that if there's a denomination of a religion that does something wrong, people start to accept the whole religion as wrong, they... middle of paper... igida . Village. Ant, here's the thing; How can such a religious country be so violent? Some may think that religion allows it. it's not an attempt to offend Christianity or the United States, because they are great and amazing. It's just an attempt to understand how different people see different people. Works Cited Judd, Daniel K. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Religion (Taking Sides: Religion). New York: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2002. Janssen, Kim. "Tinley Park woman charged with hate crimes". Chicago Tribune November 19, 2009.The Holy Quran.The Bible.The Rick A. Ross Institute, "The Ross Institute's Internet Archives for the Study of Destructive Sects, Controversial Groups and Movements." Risk A. Ross Institute. February 5, 2010. Constitution of the United States of America.