téléChArgeR.™ When Religion Becomes Evil: Five Warning Signs Livre. par HarperOne

He believes the core of every religion is the push for social peace and mercy, but claims there are five warning signs for religion instead becoming evil: 1) absolute truth claims; 2) blind obedience; 3) establishing the "ideal" time; 4) end justifies the means; 5) declaration of holy war. He can trace histories of how these ideas corrupt religions and turn them violent, from the Crusades to Sikh/Hindu conflicts, to the Israeli/Palestinian situation, to the current American

What are the five warning sign thas t a religion is turning evil? Each sign is also a chapte titlr ien the body of th worke : 1. Absolute trut claimh s 2. Blind obedience 3. Establishin thg e "ideal tim" e 4. The end justifie ans y means 5. Declarin holg y wa r 1. After addressin thg e questio "In s Religio thne Problem? i"n the

Other warning signs include blind obedience to religious leaders, apocalyptic belief that the end time will occur through a particular religion, the use of malevolent ends to achieve religious goals (, the Crusades) and the declaration of holy war

Written by Charles Kimball (HarperOne, 2003). Kimball, in the aftermath of 9/11, describes how religion can evolve to work for evil