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Holy Wars

            Millions of people over the course of history of the world have died because of holy wars and crusades. Religious belief systems have created more specific boundaries with attention to detail to ideology than ever before and some of these certain religious restrictions or laws have been the cause of holy wars and deaths. The Crusades were Holy Wars by European Christians between the 11th and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims, the holocaust was an annihilation of the Jews organized by Adolf hitler, and a jihad is a Muslim holy war and some Muslims kill themselves in order to harm others just for the fulfillment of their religious God or guaranteed entrance to heaven. These men and women who participate in these events believe that what they are doing is for the utmost benevolence. They believe only goodwill come out of their deed. Their simple minds disable them from recognizing the truth that their immoral actions only bring malice and evil.
             In the beginning of all religions, a belief structure was formed based upon multiple ideas. In religious circumstances, ideas are better to have rather than belief systems built upon them. All religions need to lift their restrictions and limitations or be more lenient. In some Muslim countries, women cannot reveal their faces themselves in public and most catholic leaders cannot have sexual relations which leads to law breaking and punishment. These boundaries just create problems, which are necessary to have in belief systems. Innocent people do not have to die because of all of the types of restrictions in any religion. These restrictions and laws need to be more flexible or lifted because wars and immoral actions can be avoided.
            


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1. Holy War

Holy War The conflict between the Christians and the Muslims began months ago in the southern Maluku island of Ambon. ... On top of the ethnic and religious tensions, this war has to do with the urge for revenge. ... Moreover, the war in the Balkans began after the collapse of communism, which provoked several wars. However, the Holy war in the Moluccas mainly began because of ethnic tensions. How come there are no Holy wars in the U.S. and Canada? ...

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2. The Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

The Thirty Years War was one of the most important and devastating wars in European history. ... The Holy Roman Empire also floundered after the war and would never be the world power it had previously been. Loss of power for Germany and the Holy Roman Empire led to gains of power for other territories. ... The downfall of the Holy Roman Empire led to the end of religious wars and eventually a secular society throughout Europe was established. ... The Thirty Years War was one of the most influential wars in world history and it altered the course of global history....

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3. The True Essence of the Jihad

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4. The Monastery of Holy Cross

The monastery of the Holy Cross (Stravrovouni) According to the prevailing tradition on the mountain of Stavrovouni was a pagan temple. ... In this manner the location on which a church should be founded in honor of the Holy Cross of Our Lord was indicated to St Helena. ... The history of the Monastery of the Holy Cross up until the tenth century is unfortunately not known to us. ... Furthermore, the central monastic buildings of the Monastery of the Holy Cross remained small and cramped down to the early years of the twentieth century. ... The bishopric of Kition took over the supervision ...

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5. Documented Religious Views on War

These quotations provide guidelines for carrying out war but do not ban war for their followers. ... " These quotes demonstrate two ideas that have been prevalent in Islamic texts: war for religious purposes is holy and just, yet also show mercy and do not kill unnecessarily. ... This idea of a defensive war is also available in commentary on the Christian stance towards war, "Defensive war is, then righteous, and only defensive war. ... The reliability is in question because it was quoted in a article not in any holy books. ... Next are religions that support war and offer heaven ...

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6. Defining the Word Crusade

A question that Housley proposes is whether the crusades were a holy war or an armed pilgrimage. ... Were the crusades a holy war, an armed pilgrimage, or something else entirely? ... The early evidence of referring to the crusades as a holy war comes into play with the actions of one man, St. ... It is here that we see the crusaders intentions flip from being a holy war to that of armed conquerors. ... Upon reflecting on all of this we find that calling the fourth crusade a holy war would be entirely false. ...

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7. The Holy Sonnet - Batter My Heart

War i. ... He is at war with himself because he does not want to belong to his current captor, but the other. ... God the Holy Spirit shines and burns; like fire, the Holy Spirit burns in us and shines in our appearance. ... As with the first allusion, "three-personed God" is again referencing The Holy Trinity, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. ... Conclusion In this Holy Sonnet, John Donne portrays an anguishing heart perfectly. ...

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8. Crusades

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9. FIRST HOLY WAR

There was to be a new permanent Christian presence in the Holy Land. ... What the Christians gained so quickly was steadily lost but when you consider how long they held they Holy land under a Christian banner so far from home, under certain circumstances was very impressive. ... If there was no crusade then there would not have been a rise in the western economy or would peace instead of war would have had a greater impact on the economy....

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