Fundementalism and violence in religion

[vpkozel]

Anybody think that maybe radical fundementalism and violence is influenced by the age of the religion? Christianity went through major upheaval, infighting, wars, and fundementalism from 1100-1600 or so - and it really got nasty towards the end. Islam was founded about 625 years after Christianity, so that would put us right smack dab in a corresponding period.

Just found this interesting.

[WYDD]

republican lemmings always try to blame things on the minority of the population.

[Thelt]

Anybody think that maybe radical fundementalism and violence is influenced by the age of the religion? Christianity went through major upheaval, infighting, wars, and fundementalism from 1100-1600 or so - and it really got nasty towards the end. Islam was founded about 625 years after Christianity, so that would put us right smack dab in a corresponding period.

Just found this interesting.

If so the Mormons and Jehovah's Witness are gonna be bad news in about 1000 years.

[hasbeen99]

Hmm. It might be cyclical, but the blame still falls on the people, not the pattern.

[Superfluous_Nut]

Anybody think that maybe radical fundementalism and violence is influenced by the age of the religion? Christianity went through major upheaval, infighting, wars, and fundementalism from 1100-1600 or so - and it really got nasty towards the end. Islam was founded about 625 years after Christianity, so that would put us right smack dab in a corresponding period.

Just found this interesting.
i dunno about age, tho i've made this point in the past. i would say, tho, that islam is really in need of a reformation movement.