Religion vs. Terrorism

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This paper analyzes the question, posed in Juergensmeyer's book "Terror in the Mind of God," if religion is supposed to preach peace, love and good will toward man then why is it often linked to violence? The answer according to the author is that intrinsically religion deals with ideas and values that matter including: Life, death, good, evil, rewards and punishments. This paper discusses state sponsored terrorism as well as various historic world events including: Josef Stalin's pogroms and the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Kosovo. This well-researched paper details the author's views on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis as well as the religious and cultural difference between countries that play an important role in how well people get along.

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"In 1995, there was a sense of impending change in the relationship between Palestinians and Israelis. The Palestinians seemed closer then ever to being granted official statehood, forcing the Israelis to pull out of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Moderate and more liberal Jews, who held control of the government at that time were preparing to evacuate the settlements to return the land to the Palestinians. More militant groups of Jews, however, were not happy with the new peace and cooperation that seemed to be fomenting between Jews and Palestinians. Hard conservative Rabbi's began speaking out against the actions of the more moderate government."

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