Thread: Muslims outpace Anglicans in the UK
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Old 30-01-2004, 14:18   #52
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Re: Muslims outpace Anglicans in the UK
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Originally Posted by Russ D
<Snip>It's from commenting without knowledge that we get such gems as "religion should be banned because it causes wars" etc
I'd agree that that particular comment is stupid. However, I would claim that history gives examples of wars that have been caused by religion. Specifically, I'd quote:

1) The Wars of Religion in 16th Century France.

2) The Hussite wars of the 15th Century.

3) Dare I mention it, yes, go on! The Cusades.

Now, it can be argued that the real cause of these wars was not religion, but such things as economics etc. I'd be prepared to consider this as a possible explanation for the Crusades, eg land hunger of younger sons of European nobility, but I believe that the French religious wars (the Huguenots vs the Catholics) had a genuine religious component.
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