| Religious bigotry or fanaticism has been a permanent | | | | riots in the Indian subcontinent are also the part of |
| element of human history. Religious terrorism was not | | | | the same serial of wars that are fought for |
| part of that phenomenon but it is a new and the | | | | maintaining hegemony over the others. |
| most terrible development in this regard. Although | | | | Secondly the political aims of different religious |
| human history is replete with the horrible tales of | | | | communities are the base of this kind of terrorism. |
| torture and violence yet the acts of large scale | | | | The crook leaders styled themselves as the saviors |
| terrorism were not allowed by any religion. Now a | | | | of the particular religions and communalities and the |
| day things have changed and the religious zealots do | | | | common folk followed them blindly. |
| not spare the slightest opposition. They are so | | | | This insane following was exploited to make the |
| intense in their false beliefs that they do not even | | | | people fight for the defense of their religion. In fact |
| spare their co-religionists. | | | | that was an intrigue or deceit for achieving the |
| All the major religions of the world teach the lesson | | | | covert aims. Same is the case with all religious |
| of tolerance and peaceful living. The irony of the | | | | factions. Their clever leaders or rulers inscribe in the |
| situation is that all the religious communities are at | | | | minds of the people that their religion is in danger, |
| daggers drawn at one another. | | | | fight for its revival. Not only the state machinery but |
| According to the Christian teachings you should | | | | also the general public is mobilized for this purpose. |
| present your second cheek if some one slaps you at | | | | From here begins the terrorism if this particular |
| the first. What can be the bigger example of love | | | | community is defeated. |
| and tolerance than this? Same is the case with the | | | | Last but not the least reason behind the religious |
| Islam. The very name of the religion represents the | | | | terrorism is the ambition of the rulers and the states |
| peace. | | | | to control the world affairs according to their own |
| It stresses the brotherhood and peaceful living. | | | | wishes. The recent example from history is the war |
| Hinduism absolutely denies the violent acts even to | | | | against Russia. Russia invaded Afghanistan in 80,s |
| the animals. In this religion each and every creature is | | | | .The non communist world was mobilized to fight |
| worshipped and considered as having some spiritual | | | | against the evil designs of the infidels. The front line |
| powers. Buddhism is based on the non-violence and | | | | beleaguered were the Muslims so they were |
| forbids killing of any living being even the ants. | | | | preached to fight a holy war or JIHAD against the |
| Judaism is also the religion of peace and respect. If | | | | atheists of USSR. The idea of jihad or the holy war |
| we include the secularism in this list we find that it is | | | | was propagated by the media and it became the |
| also a philosophy of peaceful living. Contradictory to | | | | word of the day. The religious sentiments were |
| the basic teachings of all the religions we find an | | | | exploited and Russia was defeated. |
| element of terrorism present in all of them. | | | | Those holly warriors were termed as terrorists when |
| First of all we find that element of superiority is the | | | | they established their own government. The saviors |
| fundamental cause of these phenomena. Each | | | | of the humanity were labeled as terrorists and the |
| religious community has supposed that it is on the | | | | west thought it necessary to clear the Augean |
| right path and all others are wrong. This instinct of | | | | stables. The west again came forward. This time it |
| loftiness was consciously created in the masses by | | | | was Islam under siege. They presented the most |
| the clever clergies of all the religions. The time | | | | terrific form of this religion and defamed it as the |
| servers and selfish political leaders exploited the same | | | | terrorist religion. Those who were the cat's paw |
| feelings of superiority and made one community the | | | | were named as al qaida and became a pretext to |
| enemy of the other. | | | | indulge in different states. |
| When they were not able to control the affairs of | | | | Here religion and political aims were mingled in each |
| the state by true means they used religion as the | | | | other and the result was the intense emotions of |
| weapon. This is definitely the most powerful weapon | | | | hatred and animosity for one another. |
| even stronger than the weapons of mass | | | | CONCLUSION |
| destruction. | | | | Terrorism and the religion are two different things, |
| The sham cultural and moral values were created to | | | | absolutely opposite to each other but have been |
| gain control over the publics and republics. For their | | | | made the one thing by the so called liberators of the |
| vested interests people were be fooled to fight for | | | | humanity-the politicians. Religion is a pure thing but |
| their preservation. | | | | when it becomes contaminated by the politics and |
| Muslims fought with the Christians and in return the | | | | economic advantages it takes the form of terrorism. |
| Christians waged crusades to take their revenge. | | | | As the religions are not controlled by the reason but |
| When one new and wrong custom or rite becomes | | | | by the hearts and the matters of heart are directly |
| the social or cultural value, it is very difficult to | | | | linked to strong emotions. When such emotions are |
| eradicate it completely. It always becomes the part | | | | exploited for covert interests they produce terrorism. |
| and parcel of the people's lives. The Hindu Muslim | | | | |