"Morality as Anti-Nature" and "Morality and Religion"

Two very interesting texts on the topic of morality are "Morality as Anti-Nature" by Friedrich Nietzsche and "Morality and Religion" by Iris Murdoch. Additionally, while it is not in the title, Nietzsche also has a focus on religion in his text. Nietzsche takes an opportunity to slam religion, even taking a concept universally known by all people of all religious affiliations (love), and calling it "a triumph over Christianity". He then holds up "hostility" as an equal force, saying that, in a nutshell, having enemies is just as important as having friends. In some cases (he uses the Second Reich as an example), enemies are even more important. This is all in one paragraph, and doesn't even touch on Nietzsche's "Four Great Errors", some of which are very interesting when trying to find out his view on religion. At a glance, Nietzsche's strategy in this text largely consists of taking his thoughts and presenting them as a truth without pulling any punches.

Murdoch goes about it a good bit differently, using a good amount of stories and accounts from other people to support her thoughts. Her thoughts, however, are not entirely clear. Nietzsche knows what he thinks and parades it up and down the pages of his texts. Murdoch was a known atheist, but from a glance at this text, you wouldn't be able to know that. She brings up a few good points as to why religion leads to people having morality, and a few of the accounts from other people that she references contains religious people doing good things and being good people. This results in some people misunderstanding the text entirely, which leads me to conclude that Nietzsche had a better direction with his ideas, and even though he himself can be confusing at times, you do know what side he's on.