Religious Conflicts Do Now Brainstorm examples of religious
Religious Conflicts Do Now: • Brainstorm examples of religious conflicts • Where did it happen? Why did it happen there?
A KEY POINT TO REMEMBER: � What we think of as religious conflicts often involve other differences, not just religion Politics Land Culture POWER � Religion makes these conflicts even more difficult to solve If their god “gave” them the land, their ownership cannot be a matter of earthly political debate
Dominant religions: Core-Periphery
Interfaith Boundaries � Divide space between two or more religions � Examples: � Israel/Palestine: Judaism and Islam War for control of that land “for centuries” Intensified over the last 70 years due to the creation of the state of Israel � Nigeria: Islam and Christianity Islam prevails in the north, Christianity and local religions prevail in the south Causes power-based tensions for control of the one government � China (Tibet): Tibetan Buddhism and Atheism The atheist government is allegedly destroying monasteries and arresting Tibetan Buddhists to suppress religion and assert political control
Intrafaith Boundaries �Divide space within one religion, often among denominations �Universalizing religions can often be broken into branches, denominations, and sects Branches – large, fundamental divisions ▪ Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox Denominations – groups of common congregations within a branch ▪ Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Baptist Sects – smaller groups that have broken away from a recognized denomination within a branch ▪ Jehovah’s Witness, Mormon
Intrafaith Boundary Examples: � Iraq (e. g. ): Sunni Islam and Shiite Islam After the fall of the largely Sunni controlled Ba’athist regime led by Saddam Hussein, Sunnis and Shiites have battled for control � Northern Ireland: Protestants and Catholics British colonialism put large numbers of Protestants in traditionally Catholic Northern Ireland Has led to violent conflicts between those two groups in that region � United States? Fundamentalist Christian and moderate Christian ▪ Have conflicted over political-cultural issues ▪ Gay marriage, abortion, evolution ▪ Violent tactics have been used ▪ Not limited to the U. S.
Case Study: Israel/Palestine Background reading and questions: You may work with a partner – put both names on the top of both copies 2. Group activity: Designing Your Partition Plan 1. a) Answer questions 1 & 2 b) Consult sources and answer question 3 3. 4. Video review– Can you identify the bias? Map Questions – individual
Partition Plan Groups 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Austin, Brian, Travis Anthony, Michael, Sasan Alex, Chris, Julia, Liam Carter, Kelsey, Maggie, Sam Dan, Francesca, Noah Jerry, Kevin, Lucas
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