Please read the following articles. After reading the articles, write a response paper based on your impressions of the material. Give perspectives and ideas. You don’t have to touch on everything or refer to everything; just tell me what matters most in all of this and why it does. Do not give a review of the article! See if you can see something between the lines or deeper than what is obvious.
Is Religion Inherently Violent? – The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/11/is-religion-inherently-violent/382035/
Is Organized Religion Necessary?
http://www.okstate.edu/cocim/members/eswar/religion.html
Is The Bible More Violent Than The Quran?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124494788
Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong – review
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/08/fields-of-blood-religion-history-violence-karen-armstrong-review
