Who put planes into buildings

Someone said to me one day, “Science put humans on the moon and religion put planes into buildings”. It is a very easy conclusion to jump to, especially when we are angry and we want to blame something for a tragedy on the scale of 9/11. Observing areas in the world where tension and war dominate lives, it is too easy to assume that religion is to blame in almost every case. What we must do is examine the genuine background to these wars.
Religion is such a sensitive and vulnerable part of our cultures, and it can be abused, misrepresented and manipulated in order to lead people into violence and hatred supposedly in the name of God. When we understand this, then we can begin to be aware of the danger of blaming religion for everything. It was not religion that flew planes into buildings but fear that led to fanaticism that brought about such horrific atrocities. When people feel desperate, threatened in their identity and pushed to self-defence they often react in an unpredictable and hostile way.
The rapidly changing world has put communities under enormous pressure through what many consider to be cultural invasion and economical domination. It should not be a surprise that fanaticism and outrage are some of the results of this unusual and explosive situation. It is our responsibility to understand what is going on in troubled areas like the Middle East if we want sincerely to defuse the tension and promote harmony and peace in our world.