Thursday, March 27, 2008

Mark Juergensmeyer (week 5)

Terror in Mind of God: Religion has played a role in everyone's life. In one way or another now a days religion is being more abused in our world. Juergensmeyes, talks about his trip going to Baghdad trying to understand the hatred of the American people and there religion. He wonders why there are more violence in religion and why it is becoming more damaged. He said that usually many religion is due to a lack of understanding of education. Issues need to be addressed of different cultures. When in Baghdad he saw politician, clerics, and normal people about religion. There is a need of understand of Suni'e of why Americans are in Iraq. He talks about how people such as Muslim and how they are so into what is going on in there world. He talks about how he was worried why suicide bombers were doing what they were doing. He wanted to know why they though about other religions the way they did? Safety in Baghdad worried him and his crew due to religion conflict. Elections did make a difference in Iraq, yet there are many people who want Americans to be gone. Iraq's people want to know why American is still there? what do they see to fulfill? People think the Americans are there for Saddam, yet they need to understand the presence of trying to rebuild a country. He talks about Saddam was weak, and was worried that the Americans are afraid of not Saddam. The Americans are afraid of Islamic, they still think they are fighting Saddam and people.Iraq's people think that Bush mission wants to keep Islamic people in a "bottle". Hidden and away from people, Americans are looked upon as people who are ridiculed. Isalm is a powerful religion that is coming very quietly, and is getting stronger. He talks about how religion is the "new voice".
Juergensmeyer, talks about how Indian people where he lived for a while there were Sieks. They loved their life and religion. In the 80's there was fighting between Sieks and government. Violence is still present in the economical ruins and government cannot do anything about it.He talks about a man who speaks of religious teachings. A man who rambled and preached and believed in what he wanted and who he wanted around them.

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