“Religion has failed us. Christ was not a Christian. Buddha was not a Buddhist. Mohammed was not a Mohammedan. And yet ever since the dawn of history, we have engaged in conflict and war and terrorism and murder and racism and ethnocentrism and bigotry and prejudice in the name of God.” WarChristianNamesChristConflictRacismPrejudiceMurderTerrorismBuddhistDawnEngagedBigotry Author:Deepak Chopra
“Racism is not nearly as important as poverty. That's the same around the world. What look like ethnic problems are really economic issues. If you look closely at all these conflicts around the world, they come down to poverty and economics and resources. The more poverty, the worse the war.” IfsWorldLooksImportantWarProblemPovertyIssuesEconomicConflictRacismResourcesEconomicsAround The WorldEconomic Issues Author:Marjane Satrapi
“Sometimes, recently Israeli-Palestinian conflict is indeed a clash between wrong and wrong. It is not as simple as fascism was. Every decent man had to be against fascism, period. It is not as simple as apartheid or colonialism or racism or misogyny. It is not simple because the Palestinians have no other land. They are absolutely right about this. The Israeli Jews also have no other land and they are absolutely right about this. It is a tragedy of two peoples claiming the same very small country, about the size of New Jersey.” MenCountrySometimesSimpleConflictRacismTragedyJewDecentFascismPalestinianMisogynyIsraeliClashApartheid Author:Amos Oz
“Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.” WishCausesReligiousNumbersConflictRacismManageHeadlinesReligious Conflict Author:Tony Blair
“I refuse to believe in a god who is the primary cause of conflict in the world, preaches racism, sexism, homophobia, and ignorance, and then sends me to hell if I'm 'bad'.” IfsWorldBelieveCausesReligiousHellAtheismIgnoranceConflictRacismAtheistRefusePrimariesSexismAgnosticHomophobiaThere Is No GodThere Being No GodCauses Of Conflict Author:Mark Fuhrman