I suppose it depends on how you define "conflict." A conflict is not always violent, and sometimes conflicts are necessary. The American civil rights movement involved a conflict between citizens and corrupt laws, and many of the people who protested segregation did so because of their religious beliefs. Another good example would be World War I, during which, in the United States, people of the Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterite faiths refused to allow themselves to be drafted. This put them in conflict with the government, which jailed hundreds of them.
Not all conflicts are violent, and not all conflicts are unnecessary.
Well, then I suppose it depends on the conflict, and on the religion in question. In my own tradition, religious belief is not an acceptable reason to wage a war of aggression, but other traditions might differ. I would, of course, like to see all religious believers eschew violence, but I understand they aren't necessarily going to accept arguments that come from members of a different faith.
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Date: 2006-07-25 12:16 pm (UTC)Not all conflicts are violent, and not all conflicts are unnecessary.
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