Response to What is this world coming to?!

This is a response to Marica's post What is this world coming to?! which can be viewed at http://marica-christianityandpopularculture.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-is-this-world-coming-to.html


I completely agree with Marica's point that violence has completely integrated into contemporary society. It is almost impossible to not to come across some form of violence when we watch t.v. or movies. Violence is even in cartoons. My favourite cartoons to watch when I was a kid was Looney Tunes. I loved Bugs Bunny. However, Bugs was constantly trying to running away from Elmer Fudd, who happens to have a shotgun. Other characters on the show such as Wild E. Coyote, and Yosemite Sam, were always carrying some form of weaponry. Although the aforementioned characters always fail comically, shooting guns and throwing dynamite at other creatures is a form of violence nonetheless.

But what about violence in religion? Throughout history, there have been many instances of violent religious acts. From the crusades to suicide bombers, these violent acts are conducted in the name of God. Trothen makes the argument that the Christian religion is founded on an act of violence. Yet, we see little complaints of violence in religion. When a movie is too gory, we slap on a R-rating. But when a "preacher" call for the burning of the Qu'ran, or for the death of "infidels", we can see children attending the sermon. I think it is much more likely for a person to conduct violent acts with a religious motivation than it is to conduct that same act based on a tv show. Would a child be more likely to steal a car because of a video game, or would this child be more likely to hate on someone who does not share his beliefs because "the other person works on behalf of the devil"?