Just talking about stuff. Response friends’ post on Facebook.
WE need to look deeper and around or beyond people's biased/linear look at religion. Religion is an expression of a people's culture but there's also political leadership, regional relations per trade, natural resources, labor force etc.
Africa is poor despite its natural wealth but it is also shaken by tribal/ethnic animosities. Yet we need to look at how Britain and other European powers “owned” majority of the continent. Foreign control of these countries drove them into internal strife hence hostilities ensued. Although loss of power over their own country was the major cause of displeasure, religions (that interfaced with indigenous faiths) were conveniently used as a “divide and rule” tool.
When Europe pulled out of Asia, the continent thrived economically but it took centuries after the West handed them control of their affairs. True, Middle East is least peaceful but not because of their adherence to Islam. Tempest heightened after Western discovery of oil out there and the ensuing "arms for oil" bilateral agreements with the West. Yet when the desert got richer, warring neighbors started shaking hands.
Asia Pacific is peaceful (second to Europe) and it is VERY religious. China is Communist but that political system is driven by Han Buddhism as a sociocultural truth. Europe can be peaceful but how'd a NATO continent be peaceful? "Peaceful" within while hand poorer countries weaponry to protect economic interests? Let these religious people kill themselves so they'd achieve peace for themselves. Anyways. ✝️🕎☪️
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