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[–] tux0r@feddit.de -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Go right back to the time of the Crusades, in the Rhineland massacres Christians were killing Jewish people and looting their homes.

Around the year 800, many Saxons were killed, tortured or forcibly baptised on the orders of Charlemagne, which German paganism could hardly cope with. Every religion has its violent phase.

[–] livus@kbin.social 14 points 6 months ago

Sure. From memory the only one I've noticed not having violence is Jainism.

But I don't think religion causes the violence. I think it's a useful tool to manipulate people into violence. What is happening in Israel/Palestine is about land and arms deals and power elites using wars to cement their political power.