Leaders of five religions denounce violence in religion's name

[Fire Walk With Me]

In case you suspected that religious leaders are completely in the dark...a little light. A very long way to go, true, but you have to start somewhere.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beliefs30jun30,1,1713175.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Sadly,those who benefit from religious motivated violence get a bigger platform...

as it has been throughout history.
This entire administration and its financial supporters are vested in worldwide violence.

[Warpy]

2. ...and a louder bullhorn, plus money from whatever government

they operate under. We're seeing that with Protestant Christians in the US, given "faith based" money and an official Office of Religion in the Executive branch (Yes, there is an Office of Faith Based Initiatives). Religion has always been a great front for psychopaths and cheap hucksters and they've always been only too willing to work with their counterparts in government.

Religions were generally started by enlightened men. It's the ones who came later to cash in on it who are the problem.

Religion can still produced enlightened people from time to time, often enough that painting with a broad brush and condemning it for the sheer volume of hucksters is a losing proposition.

However, they and it should be approached cautiously.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. This is true

I know that the head of my Order came out with statements supporting peace and expressing sorrow after 911--and was ignored. There have been numerous interfaith conferences since then where problems of extremism in the name of religion were discussed--one happened in Dallas two years ago. Funny, the only ones who even knew about it (other than those notified and asked to attend) were fundies who threatened the lives of the participants. It only got back page coverage in the local papers after the fact. Sad, because this conference wasn't just Jews, Christians, Muslims, but also Pagans and Wiccans, etc.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. IRonic that those that call for peace and love are ridiculed by those whose

religions are supposedly based on just that concept...
It is the warmongers whose voices are heard over the din...
And it seems to have always been this way
Sad commentary on human nature, I feel.:-(