In the name of God is spreading in our world society that which is most contrary to all holiness: absolute violence erected as dogma. It is the whole religious dimension, which objectively constitutes one of the components of our societies - no matter whether we individually claim it or do without it - that is thus caught in the infernal trap of identities.murderous.The generalist journalist observes the facts and reports on civil wars, attacks and executions. He tries to trace the social and religious roots. But in the daily account he gives of the state of the world, the perspective that he traces on the religious fact inevitably takes root today in violent action. Thus, in our representation of the world, hereIslam, there the West of Christian tradition, elsewhere the Buddhist monk or the animist, can become the threat and the enemy to fight.The media find themselves caught in the vicious circle of a more devious instrumentalization than the mere play of a skillful mastery of communication. To escape from this, perhaps we need to broaden the scope of our investigation, to extend our inquiry into the religious dimension of our societies,in order to take away the extremists' monopoly. Since, according to the remark of a Muslim dignitary, no war is holy except the war one wages against one's own demons.Jean-Marie Etter,Managing Director of Fondation Hirondelle
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