Religious Conflict

Why We Need To Start Teaching About Religions In School

Richard Schiffman | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Jesus, Christianity, Buddhism, Interfaith Dialogue, Religious Pluralism, Hinduism, Faith, Religious Conflict, Judaism, Religion and Politics, Religion in Schools, Religion News
Richard Schiffman

Teaching about religions is not advocating for them any more than teaching about war advocates for war. And as for the objection that it would violate the separation between church and state, that's not true.

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Gender Discrimination: Religious vs. Secular

Eliyahu Federman | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Gender, Religion, Discrimination, Violence Against Women, Israel, Judaism, Orthodox Judaism, Gender Roles, Religious Conflict, Gender and Religion, Religion News
Eliyahu Federman

Is there a stronger element of coercion when gender roles are imposed in a completely secular context versus the confines of ritual practice?

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Our Glorious Diversity: Why We Should Celebrate Difference

Desmond Tutu | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Religious Tolerance, Ethnic Diversity, Image of God, Inter-Religious Dialogue, Human Diversity, Interfaith Engagement, Interfaith Dialogue, Human Rights, Desmond Tutu Diversity, Apartheid, Religious Conflict, Religion News
Desmond Tutu

How could you have a soccer team if all were goalkeepers? How would it be an orchestra if all were French horns?

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How Religious People Must Help Prevent Political Violence

Gareth Higgins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arizona Shooting, Northern Ireland, Political Conflict, Causes of Arizona Shooting, Representative Giffords, Religious Conflict, Religion News
Gareth Higgins

If I am to be any use in this world as a peacemaker, I need to work on my own inner violence at the same time as trying to listen to and communicate with those who see me as a threat.

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Religious War On A Global Scale? An Interview With Mark Juergensmeyer

blogs.ssrc.org | Nathan Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion War, Religious Conflict, Religious War, Militant Religion, Religious Violence, Religion News

As director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Mark Juergensmeyer brings the s...

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Why Religion Does Not Equal War

Matt J. Rossano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: War, Crusades, Middle East, Middle East Peace, Religious Conflict, Extremism, Religion News
Matt J. Rossano

Religion's record on war may not be anywhere near as bad as is popularly believed, and therefore its potential for peace may be far greater than what many have imagined.

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Oy Jerusalem, Oh My God!

Avraham Burg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Avraham Burg

For those of you who are news junkies, then you, like me and many others, are saddened when you hear the word Jerusalem, the city of negative spiritually, religious tension, and embarrassing political news.

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Malaysia King Warns Of Crackdown On Religious Hate

Yahoo! Asia News | AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Freedom of Speech, Mizan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia, Religious Conflict, Religion News

Malaysia's king urged authorities Monday to take stern action against religious hatemongers amid government efforts to rebuild trust following a dispute over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims.

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Struggling For The Soul Of Religion: Why The Parliament Of The World's Religions Matters

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Religion, Hunger, Poverty, Parliament of World's Religions, Rabbi Saperstein, Faith and Environment, Rev. Jim Wallis, Feisal Rauf, Religon and Politics, Sister Joanh Chittister, Religious Pluralism, Religious Conflict, Healthy Living News
Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

The underlying assumption of the Parliament is that religion can be a positive force for moral suasion of individuals and society by providing a vision of a better world and promoting necessary values.

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Open Trade Within Closed Civil Society?

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Elections, India, Islam and the West, Human Rights, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Atrocities, Global War on Terror, Extremism, Kashmir, Kashmir Protesters, India Protesters, Unarmed Protesters, Pakistani Militants, Religious Violence, US Pakistan Relations, Kashmir Conflict, US Indian Relations, India Pakistan Conflict, US War on Terror, Kashmir Trading Route, Religious Conflict, Political Protest, Politics News
Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din

A trade route may alleviate concerns for now; but it will take more than a reopened trade route to erase decades of continued manipulation by India and Pakistan over Kashmiri civil society.

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Stop the Politics of Division

Shashi Tharoor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Religion, Athiesm, Christianity, India, Shashi, Tharoor, Hinduism, Religious Conflict, International, Healthy Living News
Shashi Tharoor

The important debate is not about conversions, but between the unifiers and the dividers -- between those who think all Indians are "us," and those who think that Indians can be divided into "us" and "them."

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