Trevor Dietz
Paper #3
12/6/14
HST 210
Violence in Religion Normally when it comes to religion, believers have a sort of bias to their certain religion that pertains directly to their morals/values that they have had their whole lives. So when it comes to debate on religion it can be a touchy topic, because everyone has their personal beliefs of what’s right and what’s wrong. All of which can lead to a heavyset correlation of violence that can damage either societies or small communities as a whole, as we think about things such as the Wounded Knee Massacre, anti-Judaism or perhaps the white supremacy era that have led to such violence. I believe that religion as a source of violence has played a very strong role in shaping United State’s …show more content…
It all started with a religious figure named Wovoka that once had a vision from the creator that soon an Indian savior would visit earth and the world would then be free of white people. This vision then brought the creation of the “ghost dance,” his followers chanted, meditated, and had visions that would hopefully once bring this “God” to save them once and for all. It began to spread throughout other Native American tribes throughout the nation, and although Wovoka promoted nonviolence, US Government officials were scared that the movement would spark a great Indian rebellion. It spread to the Sioux in South Dakota and locals of the state demanded the Ghost Dance came to a halt at once, they ignored the demand and U.S. army was called for assistance. A few hundred Sioux members that feared aggression decided to leave the reservation, then they would come into contact with the army and things would spiral downhill from there. Reluctantly a Sioux member let off a gunshot, even though the leader wanted to surrender, which led to the dismantling of the Sioux tribe that left everyone dead. Here we have an example of Native Americans religious tying into their racist beliefs that they had about the white man, eventually resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Native Sioux …show more content…
It engraved ideas in Americans heads that said Jews created/produced alcohol and pornography, yet also bringing up their Darwinism/Marxism anti-Christian ideas. The protocols also described the Jews as anarchists that were fully behind the idea of labor-unionization. This book that told the “secret powerful Jews” was then scattered throughout the globe, so that now every citizen knew they wanted take over the world and Christianity. Henry Ford played a large role in the anti-Semitic American ways after the protocols. Ford, of course the creator of the automobile, had a strong influence on Americans and he knew they would listen to him. Ford had the power to get this information into the newspapers, because he saw it as news and felt it should be reported. Newspapers that replicated the ideas of the protocols were then seen in every Ford manufacturer in the country and anti-Semitic views were at its highest. This example shows you how the extreme legends of the protocols lead to a ridiculous amount of unearned hatred and racism towards the
Paper #3
12/6/14
HST 210
Violence in Religion Normally when it comes to religion, believers have a sort of bias to their certain religion that pertains directly to their morals/values that they have had their whole lives. So when it comes to debate on religion it can be a touchy topic, because everyone has their personal beliefs of what’s right and what’s wrong. All of which can lead to a heavyset correlation of violence that can damage either societies or small communities as a whole, as we think about things such as the Wounded Knee Massacre, anti-Judaism or perhaps the white supremacy era that have led to such violence. I believe that religion as a source of violence has played a very strong role in shaping United State’s …show more content…
It all started with a religious figure named Wovoka that once had a vision from the creator that soon an Indian savior would visit earth and the world would then be free of white people. This vision then brought the creation of the “ghost dance,” his followers chanted, meditated, and had visions that would hopefully once bring this “God” to save them once and for all. It began to spread throughout other Native American tribes throughout the nation, and although Wovoka promoted nonviolence, US Government officials were scared that the movement would spark a great Indian rebellion. It spread to the Sioux in South Dakota and locals of the state demanded the Ghost Dance came to a halt at once, they ignored the demand and U.S. army was called for assistance. A few hundred Sioux members that feared aggression decided to leave the reservation, then they would come into contact with the army and things would spiral downhill from there. Reluctantly a Sioux member let off a gunshot, even though the leader wanted to surrender, which led to the dismantling of the Sioux tribe that left everyone dead. Here we have an example of Native Americans religious tying into their racist beliefs that they had about the white man, eventually resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Native Sioux …show more content…
It engraved ideas in Americans heads that said Jews created/produced alcohol and pornography, yet also bringing up their Darwinism/Marxism anti-Christian ideas. The protocols also described the Jews as anarchists that were fully behind the idea of labor-unionization. This book that told the “secret powerful Jews” was then scattered throughout the globe, so that now every citizen knew they wanted take over the world and Christianity. Henry Ford played a large role in the anti-Semitic American ways after the protocols. Ford, of course the creator of the automobile, had a strong influence on Americans and he knew they would listen to him. Ford had the power to get this information into the newspapers, because he saw it as news and felt it should be reported. Newspapers that replicated the ideas of the protocols were then seen in every Ford manufacturer in the country and anti-Semitic views were at its highest. This example shows you how the extreme legends of the protocols lead to a ridiculous amount of unearned hatred and racism towards the