you have to go a long ways back to get to the crusades, which was a time when government and religion were one.
pakistan and india skirmish are very small compares to other violent actions and wars of the last 100 years. and it focus is more about kashmir
the root of the conflict in ireland was the result of england granting property rights to Nobles for property in ireland. It turns out those moving in were protestant, and the indigenous irish were catholic. The fight was the "haves" vs the "have nots". the conflict of ireland was never about a doctrinal differences of Catholicism vs Protestantism, such as the transmutation of the bread.
revolutionary - The colonies already many religious freedoms, and the king did not care, he only cared about taxes. the war was about taxation without representation, search and seizure violations, and who the colonies could trade with
there first amendment was about natural right, and the benefit of winning the war was establishing freedoms that government should meddle with.
the 1st amendment contains freedom or religion, speech, press, assembly, and to bring grievances to the government, or basically to think freely.
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Originally Posted by Tiger
I suppose the Crusades and the Thirty Years' War doesn't count.
Pakistan and India have not been seeing eye to eye due mainly to religious differences.
There were also many religious wars in France.
Ireland has had a long running between different Christian factions.
I seem to remember a bit of the revelotionary war was a little about religious freedoms (see the first amendment)
There have also been many wars to get rid of a tyrant. |
