Category Religious persecution Category Religion and society Category Religiouspluralism ar ...POV date December 2011 Globalize date January 2010 Discrimination sidebar Religious persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals as a response to their Religion religious ..., religious differences can be significant cultural factors. Religious persecution may be triggered by religious bigotry i.e. the denigration of practitioners religions other than those of the oppressors or by the State when it views a particular religious group as a threat to its interests or security. At a societal level, this dehumanization of a particular religious group may readily turn into violence or other forms of persecution. Indeed, in many countries, religious persecution has resulted in so much violence that it is considered a human rights problem. Forms of religious persecution Religious persecution can be considered the opposite of freedom of religion . Religious persecution ... by the religious on the grounds that they are godless. Often it is the alleged persecution of individuals within a group in the attempt to maintain their religious identity, or the exercise of power by an individual or organization that causes members of a religious group to suffer. Persecution in this case ... described as religious discrimination , rather than religious persecution. Religious persecution and ethnicity ... in particular, may nevertheless take on the qualities of religious persecution when one or more of the parties involved are characterized by religious homogeneity an example being when conflicting .... The difference between religious and ethnic identity might sometimes be obscure see Ethnoreligious cases of genocide of the 20th century cannot be explained in full by citing religious differences ... or the current Darfur conflict see Janjaweed Citation needed date October 2007 are sometimes seen as religious persecution and blur the lines between ethnic and religious violence. ref Nazi antisemitism ... more details
ref Forms of religious belief Pluralism Main Religiouspluralism People with religiouspluralism ...Merge to Religion date September 2010 Religious belief is a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny. ref religious belief. Dictionary.com. WordNet 3.0. Princeton University. http dictionary.reference.com browse religious belief accessed November 08, 2011 ref Such a state ... leader. In contrast to other belief system s, religious beliefs are usually Codification law codified . While the term religious belief is often considered to have the same meaning as religion , the latter term usually deals with both ideas and religious behaviour . Religious belief can be seen as a focus exclusively on ideas. Distinction from superstition Religious adherents often distinguish religious belief from superstition . Both superstition and traditional religions are non materialistic ... Always Religious? . About.com. Retrieved on September 20, 2008. ref Distinction from philosophy ... from other aspects of life, or believe that certain cultures did not or do not separate their religious ... monks and Brahmin Brahmanas religious leaders who are leaders of their sects, who are well esteemed ... fourth stage . As a religious tradition, Hindu ism has experienced many attempts at systemization ..., but see their own faith as in some way ultimate. Reasons for adherence to religious belief rewrite ... include the following Experience or emotion For many, the practice of a religion leads to religious ... with religion, join in religious organizations that provide those practices. Also, some ... 2006 05 19 ref Majesty and tradition Many people consider religious practices to be serene, beautiful, and conducive to religious experiences, which in turn support religious beliefs. ref name cite web ..., while religious beliefs and practices are usually connected, some individuals with substantially secular beliefs still participate in religious practices for cultural reasons. Fulfillment Most traditional ... more details
9781604975260 cite book title Christology and ReligiousPluralism A Review of John Hick s Theocentric ...Good article Philosophy of religion sidebar The study of religious language is the study of any propositions or claims made about religion or a deity , with reference to their meaning. Discussion of religious ..., infinite, and timeless that could render God indescribable are accepted. Traditionally, religious ... which should not be interpreted literally. A religious symbol points towards something divine but also ... to reveal existential truths behind the stories. The meaning of religious language was challenged ... that, because it cannot be verified empirically, all religious language must be meaningless. Anthony ... its falsehood and argued that religious statements are repeatedly qualified by theists, to the extent ... with Ludwig Wittgenstein has been proposed as a way of establishing meaning in religious language ... within itself. Various parables have also been proposed to solve the problem of meaning in religious ... that religious statements that are not verifiable now will be verifiable after death. Problem of religious language Discussion about religious language exists because of the difficulties in accurately ... lang H1 title Religious Language publisher Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy date February 19, 2007 accessdate February 16, 2012 author Weed, Jennifer Hart ref This causes problems for religious belief, since being able to describe and talk about God is important in religious life. ref White 2010 ... also poses problems for religious language because, if God has no Accident philosophy accidental ... IEP Such limits can also be problematic to religious believers for example, the Bible regularly ascribes ... White 2010, pp. 1 2 ref The theologian Sallie McFague has considered the more recent problem of religious ... uncommon and potentially unnecessary. Because of this, she argued, religious language is idolatry idolatrous ... words it becomes meaningless. ref McFague 1982, pp. 1 2 ref Classical understanding of religious language ... more details
Religious segregation is the separation of people according to their religion . The term has been applied to cases of religious based segregation occurring as a social phenomenon, ref cite web url http www.jstor.org pss 3120328 title Religious Segregation in the Schools of Northern Ireland last Knox ... refers to pre Partition of Ireland Partition religious schools which retained their exclusively ... or implicit. ref cite book title American Cultural Pluralism and Law last Norgren first Jill coauthors ... District v. Grumet ... D rawing school district lines along the religious lines of the village impermissibly involved the state in accomplishing the religious segregation. ref The similar term religious ... Demand End to Religious Apartheid at Polls work Christianity Today last Akkaro first Anta accessdate ... children and at 0 11 52 It s a religious apartheid society we re creating. ref Bosnia and Herzegovina ... web date 2003 08 01 title Discrimination against religious minorities in Iran author International ..., harassment, intimidation, and discrimination based on religious beliefs in Iran. ref name 2006Report cite web url http www.state.gov g drl rls irf 2006 71421.htm title International Religious ... Ltd. ref Bah is not among the recognized religious minorities in the Constitution of Iran . ref cite web url http www.fidh.org IMG pdf ir0108a.pdf title Discrimination against religious minorities ... title Iran Religious minority reports arson attacks work Persian Journal Dead link date September ... for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice Saudi Arabia Religious police are stationed ... Ottoman Empire Ottoman Millet system Minority religion Nuremberg laws Racial segregation Religious stratification Second class citizen Yellow badge References Reflist Religious persecution right Segregation ... and race Category Religious discrimination ca Segregaci religiosa es Segregaci n religiosa eo Religia segregacio it Segregazione religiosa hu Vall si szegreg ci ru simple Religious ... more details
Religious attire refers to clothing worn in accord with religion religious practice , custom, tradition or significance. Clothing Religion section Category Religious vesture Robe Hat Wedding ring Crucifix Islam and clothing fashion stub disambig Category Religious vesture ... more details
Religious hierarchy may refer to Hierarchical organization , hierarchical structure as applied to all organizations, including religions Religious stratification , the stratification of society based on religious beliefs or other faith based considerations See also Hierarchy dab ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 A Religious Dower was the sum of money or property that a nun brought for her maintenance into the convent where she was to make her profession. ref CathEncy wstitle Religious Dower accessdate 2006 09 07 ref References reflist Catholic Category Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns Religious dower ... more details
Religious values are ethical principles founded in religious traditions, texts and beliefs. In contrast to Value personal and cultural personal values , religious based value ethics values are based on scripture s and a religion s established norms. Various aspects of the significance of religious values have been considered with repect to novel s, ref The Ethical & Religious Value of the Novel Ramsden Balmforh History 2009 242 pages ref their relevance to a particular religious group the Jain s for instance or Latin Americans , ref Jains in the world religious values and ideology in India John E. Cort Religion 2001 267 ref ref http books.google.com books?id sGKyaEob9E8C&printsec frontcover&dq religious values&cd 2 v onepage&q &f false Understanding Latin Americans with special reference to religious values... By Eugene Albert ref and in relation to human society. ref http www.gratefulness.org readings dl values.htm essay Dalai Lama ref See also Religious philosophy References reflist Category Religion Reli stub ... more details
s of the world consist of icon religious images and religious behaviour . The images of the religions ... well known. Religious behaviour on the other hand, the actions which believers of a specific religion do or do not do, is often not that well known. For an understanding of religion however, religious behaviour is at least as important as the religious images. Religious behaviour consists of actions and avoidances Religious behaviour consists of both religious actions and religious avoidances. Religious actions are also called ritual . Religious avoidances are called taboo s or ritual prohibitions. Religious actions The two best known religious actions are prayer and sacrifice . The most general religious action is prayer. It can be done quietly by a person all alone, but people can also pray in groups using songs. Sacrifice is also a widely spread religious action. Prayer and sacrifice often form the basis of other, more complicated religious actions like pilgrimage , procession s, or consulting ..., like birth , adulthood marriage , sickness and death . A special religious action is possession and ecstasy. In many religious actions religious specialists like priest s, vicar s, rabbi s, imam s and pandit s are involved. Religious avoidances A religious avoidance is when a person desists from something or from some action for religious reasons. It can be food or drink that one does not touch .... speech some words are forbidden cursing dying, death and mourning Religious avoidances are often not easily recognisable as part of religious behaviour. When asked, the believers often do not motivate this kind of behaviour explicitly as religious. They often do not refer to their religious images ... it is hygienic. It is analysis that reveals the religious nature of this important part of religious behaviour. Religious actions and religious avoidances can be combined and thus appear connected. One abstains for example from food or sex in preparation for an important ritual. That is why these religious ... more details
Multiple issues original research August 2011 unreferenced December 2008 globalize May 2010 Religious skepticism is a type of skepticism relating to religion , but should not be confused with atheism . Religious skeptics question religious authority and are not necessarily anti religious but are those skeptical of a specific or all religious beliefs or practices. Some are deist s, believing in a God but rejecting mainstream religions. Socrates was one of the first religious skeptics of whom we have records he questioned the legitimacy of the beliefs of his time in the existence of the various gods. He was also an avowed opponent of sophism. See also Portal Atheism Jefferson Bible Religion and science References Reflist skepticism DEFAULTSORT Religious Skepticism Category Philosophy of religion Category Skepticism Philosophy stub Religion stub es Escepticismo religioso no Religi s skeptisisme sv Religi s skepticism ... more details
unreferenced date September 2009 Religious cleansing is a euphemism for a form of religious persecution in which members of a religious population are subjected to imprisonment, Population transfer expulsion , or death by a majority to achieve religious homogeneity in majority controlled territory. While akin to ethnic cleansing a better known form of discrimination throughout human history religious cleansing is less defined by a group s ancestry and more defined by that religious group s spiritual allegiance of interest. Such cleansing is often precipitated by the declaration of a religion or creed as illegal and outlawed, as in the case of the Spanish Inquisition and the Edict of Fontainebleau . Category Religious persecution Category Euphemisms fa ... more details
About investment in religion religious capital cities Ecclesiastical capital Unreferenced date November 2006 Orphan date October 2008 In sociology of religion , religious capital is the investment an individual makes into his or her Faith religious faith . The investment is the time and physical work involved with the religious faith, as well as the personal investment in ideology, doctrine, and practice. Rodney Stark has used this theory to explain conversion experiences in a number of his books, notably The Victory of Reason How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success and The Rise of Christianity How the Obscure, Marginal, Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force . Within the realm of conversion, religious capital theory predicts that individuals will attempt to conserve their religious capital. Large doctrinal or behavioral changes lose more religious capital than small ones, thus a Anglicanism Episcopalian is more likely to become Catholic than 7th Day Adventist or Lutheran . DEFAULTSORT Religious Capital Category Sociology of religion Socio stub Reli stub ... more details
Religious left is a term referring to religious movements with a left wing direction. For more information, see Christian left Jewish left Buddhist socialism Christian socialism Islamic socialism Liberal religion See also Contrast Religious right , secular left , secular right disambig ... more details
Religious ministry may refer to Minister Christianity Christian ministry , activity by Christians to spread or express their faith Ministry of Jesus disambig ... more details
Infobox Single Name Religious Delicious Format CD Cover Religious Delicious.jpg Artist Charon band Charon from Album The Dying Daylights Released 1 September 2003 Recorded Genre Gothic metal Length Label Spinefarm records Producer Chart position Reviews Last single In Trust of No One br 2003 This single Religious Delicious br 2003 Next single Ride on Tears br 2005 Religious Delicious is a single by the Finland Finnish gothic metal band Charon band Charon from their album The Dying Daylights . Track listing Religious Delicious The King Is Dead 2000s single stub Category 2003 singles pl Religious Delicious ... more details
Religious paranoia is a condition which has been compared to extremism and Religious intolerance intolerance . ref cite web url http www.ncregister.com site article chinas religious paranoia title China s Religious Paranoia publisher http www.ncregister.com National Catholic Register date August 8, 1999 accessdate November 29, 2011 author Field F., J. ref It has been cited as a possible contributor to political violence . ref http www.theglobeandmail.com news world article689288.ece Presidential peril Assassin Nation , Globe and Mail , May 31, 2008 ref ref cite web url http thestar.com.my news story.asp?file 2011 1 18 focus 7819745&sec focus title Religious paranoia can wreak havoc if unchecked publisher http thestar.com.my The Star date January 18, 2011 accessdate November 29, 2011 author Mustaffa, Ahmad Manaf, Abdul ref It is often related to Splitting psychology splitting , psychological projection , a desire to maintain a sense of purity in situations of real or perceived Religious persecution persecution , and rigid and unchallengable attitudes. ref The destructive power of religion violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam , J. Harold Ellens , Greenwood Publishing Group , 2007 ISBN 0275997081, ISBN 9780275997083 ref See also Div col 3 Group dynamics Islamophobia Mass hysteria Moral panic Paranoia Religious intolerance Social psychology Div col end References reflist Religious persecution Category Social psychology DEFAULTSORT Religious Paranoia Religion stub ... more details
A religious official is a person, in a clergy or Holy Order , who has the authority over religious ceremony ceremonies or ritual s worship . It may mean colbegin Priest Priestess Minister Christianity Minister Rabbi Imam Pastor Brahmin Vedic priesthood Vedic priest Archpriest Hieromonk Vicar Mobad Shaman Witch doctor Gothi Go i Druid Oracle colend seealso Category Religious occupations Category Clergy See also Priesthood Community of Christ Priesthood Latter Day Saints disambig ... more details
unreferenced date January 2009 File Religious Toolmaker Ashura.jpg thumb right 150px Day of Ashoora Religious Toolmaker is a documentary fiction film, by Mahmoud Shoolizadeh . Synopsis A toolmaker wishes to prepare the religious tools of different shapes and patterns in the next four days and make them ready for Ashoora , spending much time and effort. During the film, the process of making religious tools of the mourning ceremonies is shown. Technical specifications and Film crew File Ashoura.jpg thumb left 150px Some of the religious tools used during Ashoora Religious Toolmaker 16mm, 31 min, documentary, Iran , 1991 Researcher, Script writer and director Mahmoud Shoolizadeh , Photograph Siyamak Pourafshar, Music Saeed Sharifiyan, Edit Yavar Toorang, Producer Mahmoud Shoolizadeh I.R.I.B. Channel 1 Category Iranian films Category 1991 films Category Persian language films Category Documentary films about Islam BR BR BR BR BR documentary film stub Iran film stub CinemaofIran ... more details
noreferences date March 2012 Liberalism sidebar Religious liberalism is a term linguistics term used to describe forms of liberalism that are based on religious values . citation needed lead date March 2012 Several major religion s have found that their beliefs about human society fit with liberal principles and ideas. As a result, religious liberal movements have developed within these religions. Such movements include Buddhist Liberalism cn date March 2012 Liberal Christianity Christian Liberalism Reform Judaism Jewish Liberalism cn date March 2012 need a source to support the assertion that Reform Judaism is equivalent to Jewish Liberalism Liberal movements within Islam Islamic Liberalism See also Religious communism Religious socialism Liberation Theology References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Religious Liberalism Category Religion and politics Category Liberalism Category Political science terms Polisci stub Religion stub ar ... more details
The term religious right may refer to religiously motivated right wing politics right wing or conservatism conservative movements such as Christian right Hindu nationalism Hindutva, Sangh Parivar Islamism Jewish right Theravada generally considered the Buddhist right See also Secular Right Religious rite disambig Category Right wing politics ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In Arabic , Nafl religious denotes supererogatory performance, or doing more than is required. For example, in Islam nafl prayers have been legislated to make up for any deficiencies left in the performance of obligatory fard prayers. DEFAULTSORT Nafl Religious Category Islamic terms Islam stub fr N filah ... more details
Religious revival may refer to Christian Revivalism Revival meeting Islamic revival disamb Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Religious literacy is the knowledge of, and ability to understand, religion . The importance of being religiously literate is increasing as globalisation has created greater links and human migration migration between societies of different faiths and cultures. It has been proposed that including religious literacy as an aspect of public education would improve social cohesion . ref http www.eric.ed.gov ERICWebPortal custom portlets recordDetails detailmini.jsp? nfpb true& &ERICExtSearch SearchValue 0 EJ780618&ERICExtSearch SearchType 0 no&accno EJ780618 Comprehensive Religious Studies in Public Education Educating for a Religiously Literate Society . Retrieved on 2009 03 19. ref Further reading Stephen Prothero Prothero, Stephen 2007, ISBN 0060846704 Religious Literacy What Every American Needs to Know And Doesn t References reflist Socialscience&religion Religion topics Category Sociology of religion fi Uskonnon lukutaito ... more details
A religious corporation is a type of religion religious non profit organization , which has been Incorporation business incorporated under the law. Often these types of corporations are recognized under the law on a subnational level, for instance by a State administrative division state or province government. The government agency responsible for regulating such corporations is usually the official holder of records, for instance a state Secretary of State U.S. state government Secretary of State . Religious corporations are subject to less rigorous state and federal filing and reporting requirements than many other tax exempt organizations, such as mutual benefit nonprofit corporation s, or public benefit nonprofit corporation s. ref http www.irs.gov charities churches index.html Tax Information for Churches and Religious Organizations ref Depending on the state in which they are located, they may also be exempt from some of the inspections or regulations governing non religious groups performing the same services. ref cite news last Henriques first Diana B. title Religion Trumps Regulation As Legal Exemptions Grow pages A1 publisher NY Times date 8 October 2006 ref Corporation sole Religious corporations are permitted to designate a person to act in the capacity of corporation sole please note that it is not related nor spelled similarly to soul . This is a person who acts as the official holder of title on property, etcetera. References reflist Category Religious organizations Category Non profit corporations Category Corporations org stub Charity ja ... more details
Essay date January 2012 Religious citizenship refers to the rights afforded an individual through legal ... on ones specific religion and its perception within the community. The term religious citizen is largely ... religion and citizen are rarely seen together. Religious citizenship is not a specific type ... status within their place of residence. Concept Introduction Religious citizenship is based in the civil ... what religious citizenship actually is. Religious citizenship is an identity that an individual ... to their identity, it may be advantageous to define oneself as a religious citizen. Defining oneself as a religious citizen would have increased application within a state that in itself is religious. It is relevant for a citizen to define him or herself as a religious citizen when the state that this individual resides in uses ecclesiastical courts and uses religious scriptures as the basis for law. An individual within such a state would, in theory, be a religious citizen in a legal ..., religious citizenship would still apply. Defining an individual as secular would still be under the definition of religious citizenship, because it defines this person as specifically not holding a religious identity. In places such as the United States, where law is based in religious doctrine ... an individual to politicize oneself based on his or her religious beliefs in the same way women have ... Rights Movement . Religious citizenship used in this way would have less application for an individual already a part of a strong religious majority, and more for a person who identifies themselves with a minority ... extensively in nations with a state religion that uses religious edicts as the framework for the state ... marginalized in civil society. Western societies would also be able to use religious citizenship as a way ... are religious has been ignored in the ruling systems of most governments across the board and should ... based in some idea of religious doctrine although that is never admitted , and would benefit ... more details
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