January 07, 2016
Religious Beliefs Don’t Always Lead to Violence
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From the Christian Crusades to the Paris attacks, countless conflicts and acts of violence have been claimed to be the result of differing religious beliefs. These faith-based opinions are thought to motivate aggressive behavior because of how they encourage group loyalty or spin ideologies that devalue the lives of non-believers.
However, new research reveals the opposite: religious beliefs might instead promote interfaith cooperation.