Essays on Religious Violence

Introduction

This dissertations main porpoise and focus will be to address if the British armed forces will have any role in future international conflict. It will address the beginning of the British Empire all the way to the empire that we know today. After this we will look at concerns and threats that the British might face as well as the rest of the world and how this could have an impact on the British role in any future conflict. After having discussed all of the concerns we will look at the ability through advances in technology for any involvement ...

It is common today that people believe in different aspects when it comes to how life must be treated and spent. Some believe in sub-sects of the world’s major religions while others believe in their faiths without question. However, recent cases point out that some people would do unimaginable things just to protect their faith and the name of their prophet. Experts have noted that some religions are indeed dangerous due to the traditions they follow. Some believe that this should not be the basis in identifying the dangers of a religion. Others think that religion only becomes dangerous ...

I. Introduction The Arab-Israeli conflict may seem to be one of the longest-lasting international feuds of the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries, but in reality the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict is rooted in actions and changes that took place only in the late nineteenth century. The conflict itself only truly came to a head after World War II made significant socio-political changes to the makeup of certain countries in the Middle East, effectively throwing off political and social power balances and provoking chaos and violence in the region. According to Riedel, the violence of the Arab-Israeli conflict has ...

Smaller minority groups in India have a fundamental role in the electoral politics. Religion as a factor plays a vital role in effecting political status of different political parties. Some of the prominent and major political parties have lost elections since the minor groups converged against them in the elections and won. An example is where the Indian Congress Party lost its votes to the minority parties. This shows that the minority groups have the capability of winning the elections and that their dominance is enough to make them win over the most dominant parties. As such, some of the dominant parties ...

Religious violence has always been a matter of concern since time immemorial. It has caused several wars and claimed countless lives. One very interesting aspect of this issue is the fact that almost every religion suggests to follow the path of peace and to practice benevolence. This paper intends to discuss the religious violence and further talks about the steps that can help people in reducing the religious conflict as well as conflict in this beautiful world. Though religion has taught us a number of good things and has played a very significant role in making us civilized human being, it ...

4th December

Does religion causes war A religion war can be defined as a war that is caused by or justified by differences in religion. In such a case it can involve a state with a religion that is established against another state that has a different religion or also a different sect located in the same religion or even religiously motivated people that are attempting to spread their faiths by violence or by suppressing another group. Most people are very passionate especially when it comes to their religious beliefs. It is therefore not astonishing to realize that a few well known wars have resulted from disagreements ...

1. Summarize the central themes, theses, issues, or arguments of the reading assignment.

The chapter Warriors and Brothers by the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious

Understanding (2007) discussed the religious violence that occurred and continues to occur in Nigeria and how two religious leaders – namely, Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye from the Islam and Christian faith, respectively – are playing a big role in promoting peace and reconciliation in their country.

The chapter described how the conflict started during the British colonization when the northern part of Nigeria, which mostly had a Muslim population, was ruled indirectly by the British while ...

Civilization Clashes, Culture Wars, and Religious Violence

1. Summarize the central themes, theses, issues, or arguments of the reading assignment.

The reading assignment discusses how the 21st century is a time that’s afflicted with severe conflicts among the world’s religious communities, that unlike in the 20th century when conflicts existed among nation states, our present time is plagued by conflicts among civilizations where each civilization consists of a number of nation- states that share a common religion and historical identity (Selengut, 2003).

The conflicts arise mostly from religious beliefs that have been passed down through the generations and that, despite the modernization that’s occurring in our ...

Understanding Violence

1. Summarize the central themes, theses, issues, or arguments of the reading assignment. The main theme of the reading is that humans are violent and aggressive by nature and that they use religion as an outlet or a justification for their violent behavior. However, the reading also indicated that while people use religion as a way to express violence, religion also serves to provide people with guidelines for remaining civilized and for keeping peace and order in the society. As Girard stated (Selengut, 2003, p. 57-58), “religion provides myths, stories, liturgy, and rituals that help society express violent sensations ...