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The Persecution of Yazidis has been ongoing since at least the 10th century. [122] [123] The Yazidi religion is regarded as devil worship by Islamists. [124] Yazidis have been persecuted by Muslim Kurdish tribes since the 10th century, [122] and by the Ottoman Empire from the 17th to the 20th centuries. [125]
Religious persecution is the systematic oppression of an individual or a group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations or their lack thereof. The tendency of societies or groups within societies to alienate or repress different subcultures is a recurrent theme in human history.
Gundry feels the word translated as persecuted should perhaps best be read as hounded. Hill notes that persecuted is a participle in the perfect tense which indicates that Jesus' followers had already been persecuted for their righteousness. [3] This verse has often been cited as an argument for Christian toleration and acceptance.
Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group. The most common forms are religious persecution , ethnic persecution and political persecution , although there is naturally some overlap between these terms.
The person may believe that they are being targeted by an individual or a group of people. Persecution delusions are very diverse in terms of content and vary from the possible, although improbable, to the completely bizarre. The delusion can be found in various disorders, being more usual in psychotic disorders.
The Donatists were persecuted by the Roman authorities to such a degree that Augustine protested their treatment. [20] The Council of Trent (1545-1563) taught that in the divine sacrifice of the Holy Mass" is contained and immolated, in an unbloody manner, the same Christ that offered Himself in a bloody manner upon the altar of the Cross ...
In the futurist view of Christian eschatology, the Great Tribulation is a relatively short period of time where everyone will experience worldwide hardships, persecution, disasters, famine, war, pain, and suffering, which will affect all of creation, and precede judgment of all when the Second Coming takes place.
Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region.The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced "as a result of persecution, conflict, generalized violence or human rights violations".