New Seabury Mass

The history of religion has been a serious blood bathed. It reveals the intense power, weight and depth of religion in the human heart. Not surprisingly, the word "religion" itself comes from Latin meaning religare "bind". Religion binds members to his conviction, authority and the community. It holds an intense power over the individual. Of course, there are several instances of religious faith itself open to philosophical dialogues and surveys in the past. However, it is an undeniable fact that many religious faith is a matter of faith alone and not rational discussion. Therefore, they have the potential to invite the opposition physically in not putting any force of logic. Therefore, in some cases, words are silenced by blows - with the sanction of religious authority.

Religious violence can be defined as violence committed in the name of religion. It is both intra-religious violence and inter-religious violence, violence either within the group and violence against other groups. It must be differentiated from communal violence, apartheid and the political-religious violence, including political violence in a religious habit. Although the communal violence and others are more a matter of cultural differences, common sentiments and theories dehumanizing, religious violence is exclusively related to a conflict between religious beliefs, religious feelings, and religious practices. The religious community can suddenly furious at another religious community and commit violence, but this kind of violence should not be classified as religious if it is committed in the name of religion - ie in the recognition (true or false) of some basic religious authority to do so. In this essay, we will discuss some theories that allow religious violence and then show the nature and procedure unspiritual irrational affirmation of faith.

BASES epistemic of religious violence

By "epistemic base" means the reasons to believe that religious violence is on the right. Analytically, any sanction of religious violence is based on authority. I used the word "record" because the word "sanction" itself implies the sanction by any authority. There is no rational principle of religious violence. There may be one for justice and retribution, but not for religious violence. On the other hand, one can compare to instinct or emotion that the psychological basis of violence. However, these sources of psychological violence can not be the cause of the theories of religious violence and punish, therefore, that instinct or emotion can be sources of reactionary violence can not be considered as the basis for epistemic violence of religious justification. In fact, no religious authority never sanctions thoughtless obedience to passion and emotion. Epistemic base is, therefore, neither reason nor experience, but it is the religious authority in the form of religious tradition, the leader, or Scripture.

Policies through denominational allegiance allegiances

In the Roman persecution of Christians in church history at the beginning, the authority was essentially political. The persecution of Christians was mainly because they were suspected of working against the state. Their allegiance to the state was examined by asking them to deny Christ and sacrifice to the gods for the welfare of the king, failing which they were punished. This reveals the bias of epistemic judgments, that the allegiance of an individual to any God should not be greater than the state or against a decree of the king.

Later, however, when the Emperor Decius took control in 249 Christians began to be persecuted and punished for failing to show their respect and allegiance to the Roman gods with offerings for them. The assumption was that any person who had no respect for the Roman gods could have no respect for the government t.