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Old 03-27-2008, 14:16 PM   #232 (permalink)
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Why is this thread even relevant to international conflict or geopolitics? The last religious war ended in 1648, since that time the international order has been defined by nation-states (first empires then individual states). Topics on religion or non-religion are interesting, but there are plenty of boards that promote those topics; both atheist and religious. QUOTE]



Yes, the thread is International conflict, however a lot of conflict has been started by or caused by "Religion", hence the posts

Like I said the Thirty Years' War was the last "religious war", and the Treaty(ies) of Westphalia changed the international order; giving states that whole internal sovereignty thing So my confusion arises from is this thread related in anyway to those religious wars of the past (the Crusades, or the 100 year period between Martin Luther's 95 theses and the outbreak of the 30 Years' War if one were to look at specific Christian wars), or is it primarily focused on the merits or demerits of belief in the Bible?
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