Even the most violent creatures need rest

As a Christian, I admit that most religions have been violent. Most of them are dead now, however. Though some remain that actively proclaim violence in the name of the divine; **Islam.**

@CronoSaturn That is why you sometimes skip the oldest son, and go to the next one.

That's why you breed many bitches

^

right but how is that determined in a monarchical system?

Religion is violent because man is violent

@Deleted User eternal peace is not

@Bearer Of The Curse fearlessness is venerated. if it's not, your religion dies

unless its too fearless. then it dies anyway

u get suicide bombings and setting yourself aflame

right but its important to remember that in a religious context that those *could* be valid actions so long as they gather more adherents

not everything is about gathering adherents

Sometimes it's about achieving enlightenment

right but in terms of a religions survival or practice enlightenment is only valid so long as it draws people to the faith. your religion could be as enlightened as it could be but if theres no-one practicing it, it doesnt exist

Well, you do not people to be drawn to the faith if you do it by the sword.

you're concerned about optics of the act itself. religions are not concerned about that, given enough time it gets memory holed

Look at the Caliphates, the Roman Empire, Scandinavia...

it can, especially if your not the person being hit by the sword

Fair.

ill put a caveat on my point though in that absolute numbers of religious adherents doesnt make a faith any more or less viable

the word tends to attract followers, in order to spread word u can't be oppressed by another religion

at least not sufficiently to prevent you doing so

ew

christians

go away muhamed

*agnostic

@Deleted User Get outta here you damned heathen.

wow

I'm offended

OwO

By the Nine Divines

allahu akbar

Ali tem bar

Dieux el volt.

normies...

Agne Parthene

Salve Regina

traditionalist christian

epic

deus vult