Most people in the world have experienced the effects caused by war. War causes negative effects on religion, moral values, death and destruction of properties. The morality of war has become a debatable issue in the modern society. This is because of the adverse effects caused by war. Morality in the society is determined by the behavior and character of an individual. For example, society appreciates people having good behaviors as they are viewed as morally right. The society condemns people who have bad behavior as they are not morally right.
Morality is made up of several elements like beliefs, values. Morality is important in the society as it determines the character of members in the community. Religion refers to the belief and worship of god and any other system of belief and worship. Various societies have different religions. People value religion much and they fight to preserve their religion. War has negative effects on morality and religion. It affects morality and religion in the society and destroys them. This paper analyzes the effect of war on religion and morality of a person.
Effects of war on religion
Most religions have viewed war negatively (Argyle, 2003).The religions do not appreciate consequences caused by war like destruction of religion and death. Most people claim that war has no much effect on religion because religion fuel wars (Argyle, 2003). This is not true because religion does not support the concept of war as it is morally wrong. People have associated war with religion as they claim religious leaders preach differences in faith and this leads to war (Argyle, 2003). In contrast war in the society is caused by various aspects. War in the society can be caused by ethnicity, hatred and economic and political factors.
War has adverse effects on religion. War has effects on the church and the individuals. First, war leads to loose of faith held by various believers (Ausenda, 2002). This is because believers