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For example, studies of supposed cases of religious violence often conclude that the violence was driven more by ethnic animosities than by religious worldviews. [10] Due to the complex nature of religion, violence, and the relationship between them, it is often difficult to discern whether religion is a significant cause of violence. [5]
Religious abuse can be perpetuated by religious leaders or other members of a religious community, and it can happen in any religion or faith. [4] Some examples of religious abuse include using religious teachings to justify abuse, enforcing strict religious rules and practices that are harmful, shaming or ostracizing individuals who do not ...
Films about religious violence in the United States (3 C, 5 P) I. Islamic terrorism in the United States (8 C, 65 P) M. 1838 Mormon War (1 C, 25 P)
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 ...
Religious violence breaks out in India’s Haryana state (Screengrab/ NDTV) At least five people were killed and 45 sustained injuries after riots broke out between Hindu and Muslim groups in ...
Waves of religious riots hit Bengal through 1907. The religious violence worsened, and the partition was reversed in 1911. [citation needed] The reversal did little to calm the religious violence in India, and Bengal alone witnessed at least nine violent riots, between Muslims and Hindus, in the 1910s through the 1930s. [43] [45]
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 ...
The Bible contains several texts which encourage, command, condemn, reward, punish, regulate and describe acts of violence. [10] [11]Leigh Gibson [who?] and Shelly Matthews, associate professor of religion at Furman University, [12] write that some scholars, such as René Girard, "lift up the New Testament as somehow containing the antidote for Old Testament violence".