In Our World, Religion is the cause of Political Conflict.

Identifying the roots of political conflict is notoriously difficult, and, as wars continue to rage, religion and ethics are very often seen as the motivating forces. So, is religion really the cause of conflicts and crimes? I'd like to ask why there is so much violence surrounding Israel. Why are innocent sufferings in Afghanistan? Why is political unrest still prevailing in the world? Is there a rational explanation to all these issues? Here it is …

…inspired terrorist can find, in his or her religious tradition, role models that give legitimacy to their own use of violence. The present priority should be to lessen the risk of religiously motivated conflict by promoting confidence building and understanding among peoples of different political cultures and faiths, and especially between Islam and the West. A paradigm shift in political thinking is also essential if we are to curtail an intensification of religiously motivated violence.