Good and Evil are subjective human constructs. So there are no truths that can be held as self evident. What is good for some, equates to evil for others. Religion simply and often over-simply imparts rules as what these paradigms are, punishing those who do not follow the rules with violence handed down from non-human super-beings. Humans are just following orders from on high as they snip the heads off the shoulders of other human beings for daring to think they are right.
Religion imparts violence of action via prayer, song, dance, stories and sermons through to extreme acts of mutilation and murder.
Is there really any religion that us truly nonviolent? I've read too many stories of Hindus killing Muslims or Christians or etc for eating cows.
People thought Buddhism was non violent until the Rohingya killing in Myanmar happened.
I thought cows were sacred in india?
Do they eat the cow?
Hindus don't but others do. Kerala state for example eats great beef delicacies. India is also the largest exporter of beef above Brazil. So I suppose they are beef after dead. The current right wing, national Hindu nationalist government passed a law banning beef but many states refused to abide, there was also an uproar. Elections after all matter. That's why Kerala never had a BJP party government that in power nationally. Kerala is also communist, multi cultural, prosperous, communal riots free which consists of one third Hindus, Muslims and Christians each. Kerala state slogan is... God's Own Country.
The best thing about them is it has fantastic naturopathy centers, you go and check in for two weeks, eat their food, follow their schedules, take their herbal medicines, check out mobiles, computers, get fully personalized attention (not in groups) and come out detoxed and healthy. It works wonders to your body and mind.
Here are some beef delicacies from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana - all Southern states.
Just like in the US, there are always against the Northern states but not for the same reason. The South Indians think they are Dravidians - the original torch bearers and guards of Hinduism free from race mixing from Muslim, Greek, Iranian, Afghan invaders for over 1,000 years - while the North thinks they are Aryans and have a superior culture. They have the same gods but all customs and traditions are different. Interracial, cultural and language marriages are not common. The skin color in the South is mostly dark while the North have taller, fair skin genes tracing back to Afghan and Persian heritage.
About cows
And just how do you think we in the Western "civilized" world get our meat as food?
Through animal sacrifices to Gods?
This is not “getting meat”. It’s animal sacrifice and it gets really sick. [cnn.com]
@FreethoughtKaty Sacrifice, sports hunting, fashion merchandise or food, we are still slaughtering animals for our particular purposes.
@jlynn37 there is nothing immoral about eating. We eat to live. It is unnecessary to torture an animal before eating it. Causing unnecessary suffering is immoral.