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Religious Intolerance Poses a Threat to the Future. http://zelalemkibret.wordpress.com/page/2/. By Nick Buczynski. My Ideas and goals for this project.

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  1. Religious Intolerance Poses a Threat to the Future http://zelalemkibret.wordpress.com/page/2/ By Nick Buczynski

  2. My Ideas and goals for this project • For this semester long project, I chose the topic of religious intolerance. This is a topic I feel very strongly about, as I hear about it everyday. I have yet to decide on what I want to do in regards of my final product, but these following slides will express my ideas on thoughts, as well as facts, on the topic at hand. Updates at Religioustoleranceblog.wordpress.com.

  3. Religious Intolerance- When a group refuses to tolerate practices, persons, or beliefs on religious grounds. • Religious intolerance poses a threat to the future and the only way to prevent catastrophe is through informed communication and education of… • The similarities and differences of the World’s most common religions. • The causes of religious intolerance • The effects of religious intolerance http://www.shirtaday.com/shirt/coexist/458

  4. Similarities and Differences Between the World’s Most Common Religions • Points I will focus on within the religions of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism: • Beliefs in Deities (Monotheistic and Polytheistic) • Religious Texts and Beliefs • The Fundamentals and Formation http://susiesbigadventure.blogspot.com/2013/01/when-religious-debate-becomes-capital.html

  5. Christianity • “Monotheistic: Belief in one God”(Robinson 1) • “Religious text is the Bible”(Robinson 1) • “The follow a set of guidelines call The Ten Commandment.”(Robinson 1) • “They Follow the Teachings of Yeshua of Nazareth. A.K.A. Jesus”(Robinson 1) • “The Believe Jesus is the son of God.”(Robinson 1) http://shinto4life.wikispaces.com/Difference+between+Shinto+and+Christianity

  6. Islam • “Monotheistic: Belief in one god” (Robinson 1) • “The holy text is called the Qur’an” (Robinson 1) • “They follow a set of guidelines called the Six Pillars of Islam” (Robinson 1) • “They follow the teachings of the Prophet Muhammed” (Robinson 1) • “The believe Jesus is only a prophet” (Robinson 1) http://www.zamzamacademy.com/2010/09/dimensions-of-islam/

  7. Hinduism • “Henotheistic: Belief that gods and goddesses are a figure of a single God.” (Robinson 1) • “Religious texts are called the Vedas” (Robinson 1) • “There is no system of morality, their God(s) trust their followers to do the right thing.” (Robinson 1) • “There is no single founder, originated around 4000 B.C.” (Robinson 1) • “Hinduism has no affiliation with Jesus.” (Robinson 1) • “Believers in Reincarnation”(Robinson 1) http://www.santabanta.com/photos/hindu-symbols/9122010.htm

  8. Buddhism • “Theological Belief is Rational Spirituality”(Robinson 1) • “They Follow the Five Precepts, similar to the Ten Commandments”(Robinson 1) • “The founder is Siddhartha Guatama, around 400 B.C.”(Robinson 1) • “Strong believers in reincarnation”(Robinson 1) http://background-pictures.feedio.net/gautam-buddha-quotes-background-wallpaper-wallpapers-hungama/2.bp.blogspot.com

  9. Judaism • “Monotheistic: Belief in one God.”(Robinson 1) • “The Religious text is called the Torah”(Robinson 1) • “Their version of the Ten Commandments are called Aseret ha-Dibrot”(Robinson 1) • “Was founded around 2000 years before Christ, no official founder.”(Robinson 1) • “The believe Jesus, who was born Jewish, to be the Messiah, not the son of God.” (Robinson 1)

  10. Causes of Intolerance • Religious Intolerance has many causes, some more prominent than others. • The causes of intolerance that are most affiliated in today’s world are: • Misinterpretation: Having inaccurate assumptions. • Lack of Education: Not having correct or enough education on religion. Could also have obtained wrong information. • Refusal: Not willing to accept the truth.

  11. Misinterpretation • Misinterpretation is a huge cause leading up to religious intolerance for many reasons: • “False assumption of a belief(s) will result in a possible insult to those who are being assumed.”(Colombage 1). • “Stating that ALL of the people of the same religion may lead for one to believe you are ignorant.”(Wenke 1). • “Ignorance almost always leads to intolerance.”(Wenke 1) http://opencanada.org/features/the-think-tank/video/discussing-freedom-of-religion-or-belief/

  12. Lack of Education • “Religious Education is a common practice worldwide.”(Jakarta 1). • “The education being taught around the world are usually based around the local beliefs.”(Jakarta 1). • “If one is not educated on the beliefs of at least the world’s most common religions, they may later lead to their misinterpretation and assumption”(Carey 1) http://revelationtrilogy.com/

  13. Refusal • Refusal is a major Cause of Religious Intolerance. • “When people refuse to believe that all religions are equal, the situation starts to heat up.”(Robinson 1) • “If both sides of a conflict refuse to resolve a situation, such as persecution, the situation cannot be resolved easily.”(Wenke 1) • Think about if someone calls someone else name, the antagonist usually refuses to take back what he said. http://www.imsmigration.com.au/content/Visa_refusal

  14. Effects of Intolerance • There are many events in this world that are a result of religious intolerance. However, some of these events had more of an impact than others. • The Crusades: An early 2nd Millennia series of wars that destroyed the middle east and resulted in the deaths of millions. • The Spanish Inquisition: A “Purging” of other religions by the Catholics that resulted in many conflicts over the period of 350 years. • The Holocaust: A brutal genocide of the Jewish people that was lead by the Nazi Fuhrer Adolf Hitler. http://www.pewforum.org/executive-summary-islam-and-christianity-in-sub-saharan-africa.aspx

  15. The Crusades • “A series of wars that occurred in the middle east from years 1095-1291 A.D.”(Robinson 1) • “The main participants in the Crusades were The Christians, the Muslims.”(Robinson 1). • “Originally was a plan to retake Jerusalem but it later escalated into a 200 year war.”(Robinson 1). • “Anywhere from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 people died during the crusades.”(Robinson 1). http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2012/03/22/behind-every-theological-crusader-theres-usually-a-story/

  16. The Spanish Inquisition • Occurred from 1481-1834 A.D. • “Ordered by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to purge Spain of the unwanted. • The Unwanted was anyone who weren’t Roman Catholic.”(Robinson 1). • “Torture was avidly used, many torture victims died.”(Robinson 1) • “With the skilled Muslim and Jewish artisans and merchants exiled from Spain, Spain’s economy collapsed.”(Robinson 1). http://gospain.about.com/od/spanisharchitecture/ss/top_cathedrals.htm

  17. The Holocaust • Lasted from 1938-1945 A.D. • “Led by the Nazis of Germany, more specifically Adolf Hitler.” (Robinson 1). • “Jewish people were put into concentration camps, most died.”(Robinson 1). • “6,000,000 Jews died, that’s two-thirds of the entire Jewish Population”(Robinson 1).

  18. Conclusion • The only way to prevent religious intolerance from destroying the future is for the education and informed communication of: • Similarities and differences of all religions • The causes of intolerance • The catastrophes that will occur if not prevented.

  19. Works Cited • Carey, Greg. “Martyrdom Complex.” N.p. 8 April 2013. • Colombage, Dinouk. “Religious Intolerance on the Rise in Asia.” N.p. 16 November 2012. • Jakarta Post, The. “The Effects of Inter-Religious Intolerance.” N.p. 25 June 2012. • Robinson, B.A. “Hinduism, the World’s Third Largest Religion.” N.p. 16 February 2012,. • Robinson, B.A. “Judaism: Beliefs, Practices, Jewish-Christian Relations, News…” N.p. 27 February 2010.

  20. Works Cited Cont. • Robinson. B.A. “Buddhism, Based on the Beliefs of Siddhartha Guatama.” N.p. 17 March2 011. • Robinson, B.A. “The Christian Religion.” N.p. 15 August 2010. • Robinson, B.A. “ Islam: The Second Largest World Religion… and Growing.” N.p. 29November 2012. • Robinson, B.A. “Why Religion Sometimes Promote Hatred, Animosity and Intolerance.” N.p.14 November 2009. • Wenke, Joe. “Is it Right to Call a Bigot a Bigot?” N.p. 29 March 2013.

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