Religion
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There are extremist acts perpetrated against Muslims because of their religion, and today there are fanatical Christians, Jews, Hindus, and Buddhists who disfigure the true nature of their faith.
But Islamic Salafism (fundamentalist religious radicalism) is above all a consequence of the globalization and Westernization of Islam, and of the decoupling of culture and
religion
more generally.
All forms of religious fundamentalism rely on the notion of a "pure
" religion
independent of cultural variations and influences.
But a Muslim living in Europe is confronted with the necessity of objectifying the
religion.
Such "born again" believers rebuild their identities through their rediscovery of
religion.
With Islamic fundamentalism, too, we are not witnessing a traditional
religion
asserting itself against the Christian West.
Fundamentalist religiosity is individual and generational, a rebellion against the
religion
of one's parents.
Their innovative strategy is to draw on the First Amendment, which protects freedoms such as speech and religion, to argue that patents restrict patients’ freedom of access to information that might enable us to take action to protect our health.
Moreover, national identities often compete with – and are increasingly overwhelmed by – those stemming from religion, sect, and tribe.
Indeed, France has opened its public educational system to an extraordinary degree, refusing all group rights to minorities, but vigorously affirming personal rights, including full access to all social services, regardless of language, religion, or skin color.
Reducing (or, better yet, eliminating) discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation is one way to accomplish this, as is ensuring property rights, in part so that people can borrow money against their homes to start businesses.
The starting point here is actually clear: governments should not confuse socioeconomic problems (unemployment, violence, marginalization, etc.) with questions about culture and
religion.
The fact that a majority of Europeans who face unemployment or social marginalization are black, Asian, North African, or Muslim does not mean that their religion, ethnicity, or culture explains their situation.
“The
religion
of the mullah,” he said, “is anarchy in the name of Allah.”
These challenges must be addressed through stronger governance at all levels, particularly given that state authority has been badly eroded in roughly a quarter of the country, where complex factors have created distrust in the name of ethnicity, politics, and religion, resulting in a massive breakdown in law and order.
A beneficial Islamic doctrine is the Koranic injunction that "there shall be no compulsion in matters of religion."
But certain rights, both political (freedom of religion, speech, and press) and economic, need to be absolutely guaranteed.
The West feels repugnance over the Iranian regime’s cynical human rights transgressions and hypocritical mixing of
religion
and politics.
On July 1, 2003, the sixth anniversary of the handover, nearly a million people took to Hong Kong’s streets in a peaceful protest against an anti-subversion bill that would have eroded freedom of the press, of religion, and of association.
Shouldn’t these international public institutions be looking for the best-qualified person, regardless of race, religion, gender, or nationality?
Somalia’s Endless HellMOGADISHU -- Somalia’s internal conflict is propelled by a combustible mix of religion, politics, and clan rivalry.
By defining people on the basis of their religion, nuances – of national identity or of the degree of orthodoxy – are lost.
The basic texts remain the same, but their interpretation, and the application of
religion
in people’s lives, has not.
Why?Cultural variables seem to explain a lot:
religion
and politics accounted for about half of the variation across municipalities.
The reasons seem obvious: the military regimes lacked legitimacy and were ultimately based on force and intimidation, while the monarchical dynasties seem to be anchored in history, tradition, and
religion.
It is a civil war within Islam between a majority of normal people and a small minority who want to coerce others into a accepting a highly ideological and politicized version of their
religion.
None of this bodes well for Western Europe's 11 million non-European residents – many of them Muslims, making Islam the "second
religion
of Europe".
They claim the right to define their identities from elements drawn from both cultures - religion, say, from one, language from another - and to add elements as they see fit, drawing on the rights created by international institutions.
“In every major religion, a version of the following question is asked: what does it profit us to gain wealth and power if we lose our moral values?
The British Foreign Office’s annual human rights report for 2004, the most comprehensive in the EU, condemns China’s extensive use of the death penalty (even for such crimes as corruption, pimping, drug offenses, and tax fraud), its systematic torture of dissidents, and its restrictions on freedom of speech – including the Internet – and
religion.
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