Religions and Violence

Fundamentalism and New Religions

The use of violence to propagate a religion or belief is part of fanaticism and often part of fundamentalism in any quasi-religious system. Religions are not based on violence; systems of belief based on violence are not religious. The systems of belief based on violence often use religion to cloak their dictatorial basis. The indoctrination process of these systems often starts with the use of religious teachings of love. They then take the convert through a series of changes that destroys the very essence of the original belief. Jesus Christ did not advocate violence as a method to resolve problems nor enhance a relationship between humans and God.

What do you think, or feel, could bring about an atmosphere for violence in a “new religion?”