Feedback March 10, 2008

An oxymoron is two words that don’t belong being used together. Why is the phrase “Holy War” an oxymoron? Why is it that so many conflicts in the world today are based upon religious differences yet all major world religions condemn killing?

The words Holy war is an oxymoron, because, the word holy means 1. dedicated to god or a religious purpose 2. morally and spiritually excellent and to be reversed. (P.G 678 Oxford dictionary) Religions preach that people should not harm others, thou shalt not kill, and wars result in killing. Religions are supposed to be peaceful and give people hope, holy wars do not bring hope to people, it brings sorrow and grief. Therefore the words Holy war, is an oxymoron.

I think that most conflicts in the world are based on religious differences, because, there is a lot of prejudiced against different religions, for example, some people say things like all muslims are terrorists. So to conclude I think that religious wars are created by bad outlooks on groups of people.