Religion & Politics - a Dangerous Recipe
POLT 4600:
RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE AND PERSECUTION
Spring 1, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I. DEFINITIONS OF KEY CONCEPTS
a.Religion
b.Persecution and Intolerance
c.Humanitarian space
II. RISE OF EXTREMISM
a.Why?
b.The response and role of the international community
III. HOW TO CREATE HUMANITARIAN SPACE FOR THE VICTIM OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION?
a.Mobilization of the international community as a whole
b.Fight the hypocrisis of governments that should be role models
c. Facilitate the proliferation of human rights and democracy
IV. Why is there a need for separation between religious authorities and governments?
a.The role of religious institutions
b.Achievements made by states that are free of the oppression of religions and dangers related to the participation of religions to the political debate.
INTRODUCTION:
`This project is going to analyze the curse represented by a coalition between religious authorities and governments, and why this reality should be opposed.
Sadly, the power of religious authorities in the political debate is till too relevant. From developed countries to developing countries, the issues related to the ideals of the religious authorities are the roots of the intolerance and persecution that minorities are victim of.
The international community as a whole must realize that this issue must be prevented through the proliferation of human rights. In addition, we must provide both legal and material protection to the victims of religious intolerance and persecution. Too often, migrants that are victims of religious persecution are forced to migrate illegally and to suffer the burden of their condition and their past. It appears that their situation is not a matter that the international community wants to deal with. In a way, it seems that we are more occupied to vilify rather than to
RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE AND PERSECUTION
Spring 1, 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I. DEFINITIONS OF KEY CONCEPTS
a.Religion
b.Persecution and Intolerance
c.Humanitarian space
II. RISE OF EXTREMISM
a.Why?
b.The response and role of the international community
III. HOW TO CREATE HUMANITARIAN SPACE FOR THE VICTIM OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION?
a.Mobilization of the international community as a whole
b.Fight the hypocrisis of governments that should be role models
c. Facilitate the proliferation of human rights and democracy
IV. Why is there a need for separation between religious authorities and governments?
a.The role of religious institutions
b.Achievements made by states that are free of the oppression of religions and dangers related to the participation of religions to the political debate.
INTRODUCTION:
`This project is going to analyze the curse represented by a coalition between religious authorities and governments, and why this reality should be opposed.
Sadly, the power of religious authorities in the political debate is till too relevant. From developed countries to developing countries, the issues related to the ideals of the religious authorities are the roots of the intolerance and persecution that minorities are victim of.
The international community as a whole must realize that this issue must be prevented through the proliferation of human rights. In addition, we must provide both legal and material protection to the victims of religious intolerance and persecution. Too often, migrants that are victims of religious persecution are forced to migrate illegally and to suffer the burden of their condition and their past. It appears that their situation is not a matter that the international community wants to deal with. In a way, it seems that we are more occupied to vilify rather than to
References: ( Le Prince – Machiavelli ( Article 9 of the European Convention on Human rights ( Constitution of the United States of America ( Constitution of the People’s Republic of China ( The Evolution of religious liberty as a universal human rights ( New Effort to ban religious hate – hhtp:/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4075442.stm