Birkmire,+Steven

Steven Birkmire

**__Quotes__** · “//According to Christian belief, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judea in the early years of Roman rule.//” []

– I included this quote because this is what Christians believed. Since Jews inhabited the land that the Roman rulers took over, they exiled them from the land because their religion was different.

· “//The Nazis, who came to power in Germany in January 1933, believed that Germans were "racially superior" and that the Jews, deemed "inferior," were an alien threat to the so-called German racial community.//” []

- This quote states that Nazi believed that they were superior to Jewish people.

· “//In 1933, the Jewish population of Europe stood at over nine million. Most European Jews lived in countries that Nazi Germany would occupy or influence during World War II.//” - []

- I used this quote because the Jewish population was around nine million. During the Holocaust, around six million Jews were murdered. It gives an example of how violent the Holocaust was and the lives that were lost.

· “//By 1945, the Germans and their collaborators killed nearly two out of every three European Jews as part of the "Final Solution," the Nazi policy to murder the Jews of Europe.//” []

- This quote is stating that to solve the “problem” that Jews caused for Germany’s community, the Nazis killed two of every three Jews.

· “//Although Jews, whom the Nazis deemed a priority danger to Germany, were the primary victims of Nazi racism.//” [] – This quote is stating that Nazis believed that Jews were a threat to Germany. · “//Muslim government was also relatively mild in its treatment of those who subscribed to the other Abrahamic religions. In the Muslim-dominated Iberian Peninsula and in parts of the Middle East where Christian and Jewish communities existed, the caliphs and their successors extended the status of protected persons to believers//.” []

- I am using this quote because it shows what happened if you didn’t have the same beliefs as other people. You weren’t treated as well as everyone else.

· “//Muslim government was also relatively mild in its treatment of those who subscribed to the other Abrahamic religions//.” []

- I am using this quote because it is an example of the consequences that would happen if you did not believe in the same religion as Muslims and lived in the Middle East or Iberian Peninsula.

**__Religion & Conflict__** Throughout history, there have been many conflicts having to do with religion. These conflicts ranged between taking over land, to mass murders. All of these events were caused by people’s religious beliefs. Religion has been a big part of conflict in history.

The Holocaust took place in January of 1933 when the Nazis took over Germany. “//Although Jews, whom the Nazis deemed a priority danger to Germany, were the primary victims of Nazi racism.//” The Nazis believed that Germans were "racially superior" and that the Jews, deemed "inferior.” They felt that Jews were a threat to the German’s racial community. To solve this problem, two out of every three European Jews were killed. They felt that this would stop the threat that they felt Jews had on Germany. During the era of the Holocaust, an estimate of 6 million Jews was murdered. They were the center of Nazi racism.

During the history of Israel, also known as Palestine, its area, population and ownership varied greatly. Many, including the Assyrian’s, conquered it. During this time, a large amount of Jews were exiled and lived outside of their homeland.

Around 61 B.C., Roman troops invaded Judea and took over Jerusalem. “//According to Christian belief, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judea in the early years of Roman rule//.” This caused the Roman rulers to put down Jewish revolts and drive Jews out of Jerusalem, which resulted in a Diaspora. They did this because this is not what Jewish people believed.

“//Muslim government was also relatively mild in its treatment of those who subscribed to the other Abrahamic religions. In the Muslim-dominated Iberian Peninsula and in parts of the Middle East where Christian and Jewish communities existed, the caliphs and their successors extended the status of protected persons to believers//.” If you didn’t believe in the Islamic religion and lived in the Middle East or Iberian Peninsula, you did not have equal rights. “//Muslim government was also relatively mild in its treatment of those who subscribed to the other Abrahamic religions//.” Also, if you weren’t a believer of the Muslim religion, the government did not treat you as fairly as the people who followed the Muslim religion. As well as not being treated equal, not following the Muslim religion also resulted in not being as greatly protected by the Muslim government. In other words, if you were a believer of the Muslim religion, you were better protected by the government then non-believers.

In conclusion, religion has resulted in a substantial amount of violence in history, including war and mass murder. Religion has also caused many events in history such as the Holocaust. Overall, religion has been a huge factor of conflict throughout history.