[Matt-Cramer21999]

If there were no religion, people would just find something else to fight about. Ideology, perhaps, or just plain old greed and power. It’s hardly unprecedented to find historical examples of conflict between countries of identical religions (many wars between England and France in the Middle Ages fall into this category) or launched by secular governments (such as the Korean and Vietnam wars). And for the present war, there are other issues such as security and oil. But as for positive things religion has done, there are many examples of cases where religion has motivated people to acts of compassion they would not ordinarily attempt. Ghandi’s large-scale application of ‘turn the other cheek’ is an excellent example, as were the non-violent protests of Martin Luther King Jr. Religion has also motivated people to take action against poverty and suffering. For example, until recently, Christian missionaries were about the only ones in many places who would take care of those suffering from leprosy. There are many emotions in humans that can provoke conflict and fighting. But truly selfless behavior comes from a belief in something bigger than yourself, which is usually (not always, I’ll admit) learned from religion.

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Name : Matt-Cramer21999, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 26, City : Oxford, State : GA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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