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Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong

Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence Karen Armstrong ebook
Format: pdf
Page: 432
ISBN: 9780307957047
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Jul 23, 2012 - But, comparing state violence to religious violence leads Mason to conclude that Kimball's quote should read “… more evil perpetuated in the name of (the state) than by any other institutional force in human history.” Mason is the author Considering examples of genocide — the Ukraine famine, the Cultural Revolution in China, the Holocaust and the Killing Fields of Cambodia, the foolishness of assigning religion as the chief cause of evil is evident. In reality, the W.U.C.'s involvement was limited to some faxes informing them of the protest as it happened, followed by slightly delusional press releases in which the W.U.C. Jun 27, 2013 - Visualize a scene of unimaginable brutality and grief—a vast and sprawling field riddled with bone fragments and rotting teeth, with blood splattered on trees and a torturing stench filling your ev May 5, 2014. Shiite faithful march en mass in public places, beating themselves with chains, cutting themselves with knives on their heads, torso and arms, causing blood to gush out and all this to commemorate religious historical events. Dec 11, 2013 - One of the most damaging criticisms leveled against Christianity is the argument that this “God of love” is, in reality, a violent, bloodthirsty deity with an unhealthy appetite for blood sacrifice. May 12, 2014 - Armstrong, Karen. Accused the police of starting the violence by .. Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence. Is Religion a Stalemate in International Debate? We have to be willing to address whether the Adamic narrative is a literal history or a theological metaphor. April 30, 2014 Killing over 25% of the population, the Cambodian dictator Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge following perpetrated one of the most massive and devastating genocides in history. Mar 2, 2014 - Fear pervaded Urumqi; a week after the riots, stories started to spread that Uighur, or Han, depending on which side you talked to, were injecting AIDS-infected blood into random strangers in crowds. Religion, for instance, contributed mightily. Similarly, you can emigrate, but that means you will pay taxes to another degrading and blood-sucking government. May 20, 2014 - Of course, American Dreamism isn't a recognized religion, and it has no official scriptures, but in fact its scriptures are our national anthems, constitutions, amendments and bills of rights—and its idols and holy icons are our Perhaps they used more violence and less cunning than modern capitalists, but that is hardly a positive development. If the latter, then the I have studied religion for most of my adult life and even decided to turn my passion of religious interest into my field of study. Jan 26, 2014 - It is not too dissimilar to the death of the founder of a violent gang leader that spawns an entire group of contenders for the position that inevitably leads to infighting among the late gang leader's top lieutenants.