The Necessity of Religion in Today's Society

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The Necessity of Religion in Today's Society

No, religion in NOT necessary in today’s society. Maybe not every war

but, the main cause of some of the most devastating wars has been

religion. Today, discrimination is based on a person’s belief or

religion. Though some might say that discrimination could be based on

clothes or looks, but those trends may be demanded of them by their

religious beliefs.

The most devastating wars in history have been caused by religion.

World War II for example was Adolf Hitler trying to kill off the

Jews. Hitler hated the religion. Some say this is because his art

teacher was a Jew, and she unfairly hated his work, but the teacher’s

religion is what enabled Hitler to segregate a race. If religion was

not involved, many of the millions of Jews killed might still be

living today.

Another example of a war is the dispute between Palestine and Israel

that has been going on for thousands of years is over ‘Holy Land’,

Judea. It all started when Judea was conquered by the Romans and

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