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Everywhere you look these days terrorism and violent extremism dominate the headlines. Whether you follow what is happening in Afghanistan or Iraq, or in the West writ large, we are inundated with news of attacks by groups and individuals fighting for a 'cause'.In a world of multiple voices and opinions it can be very hard to know where to turn. One choice is to look to those who actually worked in counterterrorism in the national security world. In these half-hour podcasts 30-year Canadian intelligence veteran Phil Gurski is joined by a fascinating array of individuals with something meaningful to say about these issues as they provide insight into what they mean and what we need to do about them.
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Episode 197 - Why killing in the name of religion is a problem
Humans have engaged in violence for millennia and much of that violence was perpetrated in the name of a 'religion'. Fastforwarding to now, even the Canadian Criminal Code cites 'religion' as one of the three motives for terrorism (the other two are politics and ideology). But what exactly is 'religion' and what role does it play in societies. And why are so many killing because their 'god' tells them to? Borealis has a conversation on these matters with Ray Pennings of the Cardus think tank in Canada.