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Statistics from Pew Research Center show that Christianity and Islam are persecuted in more countries around the world than other religions, [22] and that Jews and Muslims are "most likely to live in countries where their groups experience harassment". [23]
All the religions of the world contain narratives, symbols, and metaphors of violence and war. [2] Religious violence is violence that is motivated by, or in reaction to, religious precepts, texts, or the doctrines of a target or an attacker. It includes violence against religious institutions, people, objects, or events. Religious violence ...
Activists and members representing the Christian community display placards as they take part in a peaceful protest rally against what they claim as an increase in hostility, hate and violence ...
To provide a broader understanding of how the global situation has changed, the report, entitled, "A Closer Look at How Religious Restrictions Have Risen Around the World," covered a 10-year span ...
Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim-majority country, and while the constitution guarantees freedom of religion, [37] there have been instances of religious intolerance and persecution of religious minorities, including Christians. In some areas of the country, particularly in more conservative regions, local laws and regulations have been ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department's 2023 religious freedom report on India noted violent attacks on minority groups, especially Muslims and Christians, including killings, assaults ...
Christians have had diverse attitudes towards violence and nonviolence over time. Both currently and historically, there have been four attitudes towards violence and war and four resulting practices of them within Christianity: non-resistance, Christian pacifism, just war, and preventive war (Holy war, e.g., the Crusades). [1]
Religious abuse is abuse administered through religion, including harassment, humiliation, spiritual abuse or religious violence. [1] Religious abuse may also include the misuse of religion for selfish , secular , or ideological ends, such as the abuse of a clerical position.