Pumps' Perplexities

From the time of recorded history wars have been fought
in the name of one or more of the titled subject...

Over the years wars have mostly been fought in order
to gain land and any wealth that came with it.....But soon, since
all of the world's land mass had a valued owner the
wars became fought for wealth contained on, in or under
it....(The two world wars are a good example of this.)....

But during the past one thousand years or so, it has
become more increasing common to fight a war over
-- religion....

A war in the name of religion never has a winner...The gains
of one generation are lost by the next and then regained by
another...The bigger the loss in battle, the more fervent
the religious belief grows...These wars produce no heros
just martyrs which adorn the standards of the next battle
or who's names form a battle cry....Pumps