RELIGIOUS EXTREMSIM:
Religious extremism is on its full cry in Pakistan. The phenomena have significantly grown during the past few years and have posed a serious threat to the liberal forces working in the country and to the regional peace. The religion political parties and other vested interest groups, with backing from the Jihadi Groups are leading the rising wave of extremism in the country particularly in NWFP.
A significant part of the writing on the part of religion in legislative issues and religious fanaticism falls into three real gatherings. One school of thought accepts that religion is constantly brutal, for example, De Vries contends that there is no religion without brutality or something to that affect, and no savagery without religion or something to that affect. In any case De Vries' hypothesis can't demonstrate why religious clash is now and again fierce and here and there does not prompt roughness. "Does savagery inescapably shadow our moral-political engagements and choices, including our understandings of character, whether aggregate or distinct?" in as much as Juergenmeyer contends that religious viciousness is a consequence of individuals' inclination to see their lives as a battle between great and insidiousness. 'why do religious individuals submit fierce acts for the sake of their god, taking the lives of honest victimized people and threatening whole populaces?' that this is on account of individuals accept they are a piece of a grandiose battle between the forces of great and abhorrence.
An alternate school of thought, that incorporates Daniel Pipes, Samuel Huntington, Bernard Lewis and Jessica Stern, see just Islam and no different religions as definitely fierce. Daniel Pipes, for example, guarant...
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In any case, it might be innocent to believe that religion in Pakistan will stop to exist as a political energy; it will be the other route round. It is accordingly, vital to seek after collaboration instead of showdown, particularly from the strategy-creators, to guarantee the likelihood of a joyful amalgamation in which ``essential components of majority rule government will be passed on in the vessels of new religious states.'' It is fundamental to know the qualification between the religious universality that we have to battle and the better good values of Islam that thrived in the profound place where there is the Indus valley that need to be acclimatized. To quote Haqqani, "If Pakistan does not transcend the national ideologues and a predominant military, it will remain a risky element: a broken state with atomic force
Religion is a part of society that is so closely bound to the rest of one’s life it becomes hard to distinguish what part of religion is actually being portrayed through themselves, or what is being portrayed through their culture and the rest of their society. In Holy Terrors, Bruce Lincoln states that religion is used as a justifiable mean of supporting violence and war throughout time (Lincoln 2). This becomes truly visible in times such as the practice of Jihad, the Reformation, and 9/11. The purpose of this essay is to show that as long as religion is bound to a political and cultural aspect of a community, religious war and destruction will always occur throughout the world. A historical methodology will be deployed in order to gain
In his essay, Rodriguez believes that the diplomatic affairs we see on the evening news are merely being disguised as a religious war. The fight over oil or land when in reality it is the fight between whose side God is on, the attacks under the control of Al Qaeda when perhaps it’s the greed for power or world domination. According to Richard, these religious wars are allowing terrorism to become prevalent; often times within the same culture (147).
In different circumstances using violence on behalf of religion has aided a reformation, or the spreading of the gospel. Other times, millions of people have died due to resistance. Some situations call for violence and others do not. However, there is a failsafe way of determining whether violence should be used on behalf of religion, or not.
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There is a strong belief that Islam and politics are directly tied. They are tied in the sense that the building blocks of the religion dictate how they ought to behave in the political environment. Through this mandatory follow up behavior that the religion delineates, many have come to believe that its teachings are a form of terrorism. Mandaville argues that what has challenged the Islamic link between politics and religion was the emergence of secularism, which went against the belief that politics and religion could go together. Islam has been a religion that has been accused of supporting terrorist activities in the world. Different assumptions have been brought up to understand better the linkages between what really lies behind the Islam religion and politics. Peter Mandaville argues that Islam is dynamic and that it has changed over time; situated within time and politics.
...gion” developed by socialism of religion. She warns of “the global upsurge of religiously inspired violence” caused by “National Socialism” (Kurtz). Kurtz questions whether collective faith is beneficial to nations as a whole.
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Religious Fundamentalism is not a modern phenomenon, although, it has received a rise in the late twentieth century. It occurs differently in different parts of the world but arises in societies that are deeply troubled or going through a crisis (Heywood, 2012, p. 282). The rise in Religious Fundamentalism can be linked to the secularization thesis, which implies that victory of reason over religion follows modernization. Also, the moral protest of faiths such as Islam and Christianity can be linked to the rise of Religious Fundamentalism, as they protest the influence of corruption and pretence that infiltrate their beliefs from the spread of secularization (Heywood, 2012, p. 283). Religious Fundamentalists have followed a traditional political thought process, yet, have embraced a militant style of activity which often can turn violent (Heywood, 2012, p. 291).
Nelson, Jack. Is religion killing us?violence in the Bible and the Quran / Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer.. 2003 Print.
How do we define religion? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of religion is as follows: “the belief in a god or in a group of gods, an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods, or an interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group” (Merriam-Webster.) My personal definition of religion is that it is a set of beliefs and practices that generally pertain to the worship of one or more than one spiritual being or representation of a spiritual power. Religion can be a personal belief or an organization or group of people who have similar beliefs and values. There are many different types of religions in the world and have been since the beginning of mankind.
The role of religion in politics is a topic that has long been argued, and has contributed to the start of wars, schisms (both political and religious), and other forms of inter and intra-state conflict. This topic, as a result of its checkered past, has become quite controversial, with many different viewpoints. One argument, put forth by many people throughout history, is that religion and the government should remain separate to avoid any conflicting interests. This view also typically suggests that there is one, or several, large and organized religions like the Roman Catholic Church, which would be able to use their “divine” authority to sway the politics of a given state by promising or threatening some form of godly approval or disapproval. By leveraging their divine power, individual figures within a religion, as well as the religion as a whole, could gain secular power for themselves, or over others. A second view, which was developed by many theologians through history, suggests that that without religion there would be a general lack of morality in the people and leaders of a given state, which would give way to poor political decisions that would not be in the interest of the people and perhaps even God (or the gods). This argument, however, does not address the fact that morality can exist without religion. In sociology, it is commonly accepted that social norms, which include morality, can result from any number of things. Religion, laws, or the basic desire of survival can all create these norms, so it suffices to say that as a society, our morals reflect our desire to live in relative peace through the creation of laws that serve to help us to survive. The argument of whether or not religion and politics should mix...
Pakistan is the basis in the international fight against terrorism to this day. Many Pakistani terrorist groups have made many terrorist attacks around the world. Pakistan faced the choice siding with or staying against the United States during the aftermath of 9/11. Violence in Pakistan has increased for many years as terrorist groups have targeted many political leaders, tribal leaders, the military, and also schools. Pakistan is divided into people who see the country as modern and/o...