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Religious intolerance

  • Dependence on religious intolerance

Nature

Religious intolerance involves acts denying the right of people of another religious faith to practice and express their beliefs freely. Religious intolerance is expressed in discrimination, repression and religious rivalry, and results in or results from persecution. It leads to war and persistent hatred between nations and between peoples within nations.

Background

Religious intolerance has been documented since ancient times, with early records of persecution and conflict found in texts from the Roman Empire, medieval Europe, and beyond. Its global significance became increasingly recognized during the Reformation and colonial eras, as religious divisions fueled wars and mass migrations. In the 20th century, international bodies such as the United Nations highlighted religious intolerance as a critical human rights concern, prompting ongoing monitoring and advocacy efforts worldwide.This information has been generated by artificial intelligence.

Incidence

In segments of the Islamic world, close political and cultural ties between Israel and the United States are often perceived as symbolic of anti-Islamic policies by the Western world.

Certain Christian groups in the UK campaign against the practice of Yoga, particularly in public premises, claiming that, in essence, and as a Hindu practice, it is a cleverly disguised form of devil-worship.

Claim

Religious intolerance is a grave and urgent problem that threatens the very fabric of our societies. It breeds hatred, violence, and division, undermining peace and human rights everywhere. No one should face discrimination or persecution because of their beliefs. Ignoring this issue allows injustice to flourish and destroys the possibility of mutual respect and coexistence. We must confront religious intolerance head-on, demanding acceptance and equality for all, before it tears our world further apart.This information has been generated by artificial intelligence.

Counter-claim

There are limits to religious tolerance as senseless and obviously fraudulent cults proliferate. Governments may begin, as in the USA, to establish tests (there are presently some 14 criteria to be met according to one USA government agency) to establish bonafide religious movements of an independent nature. The excesses, also, of traditional faiths are not always tolerated with equanimity when single religious leaders or councils promulgate violence to human life in various forms, or socially injurious doctrines. Socially irresponsible religions, religions whose political activities are self-serving, and religions that hold and seek wealth, cannot claim respect. That religious intolerance can be a good thing is seen by the actions of the missionaries who put down human sacrifice and cannibalism in the indigenous creeds.

Broader

Intolerance
Unpresentable
Sacrilege
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Narrower

Aggravates

Anti-clericalism
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Aggravated by

Toxic theology
Presentable
Monasticism
Presentable
Apostasy
Presentable
Catholicism
Unpresentable
Puritanism
Yet to rate
Idolatry
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Freemasonry
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Related

Strategy

Value

Tolerance
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Nonreligious
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Intolerance
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Independence
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Dependence
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Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Religious practice » Religion
  • Societal problems » Dependence
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    C1808
    DOCID
    11318080
    D7NID
    139538
    Editing link
    Official link
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020