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nov 3-- the seven sins of religious deviance:

LOCATING RELIGIOUS DEVIANCE WITHIN THE THEORY OF SOCIAL DEVIANCE. Social DevianceElite

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nov 3-- the seven sins of religious deviance:

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    1. Nov 3-- The Seven Sins of Religious Deviance: Terrorism, Violence, Seduction, Brainwashing, Intolerance, Fraud, and Clergy Malfeasance

    3. Bad religions vs. religions behaving badly Important but neglected distinction between religious which are structural rotten to the core with regard to fundamental beliefs and established practices (e.g.: those that practice human sacrifice) and those religions which go through periods of behaving badly (almost all known religions)

    4. Religious Terrorism Are some religions more prone to terrorism than others? Religions of control Religions of accommodation Religions of escape Under what circumstances is a religion most likely to give rise to terrorist activity?

    5. Intra-congregational (church sanctified) violence spousal abuse– when counselled or justified by church teachings child abuse– spare the rod and spoil the child. In school, in the home, in church violence against apostates and potential apostates– contract for life, high exit costs

    6. Seduction

    7. Brainwashing

    8. Intolerance

    9. Spiritual Fraud

    10. Clergy Malfeasance

    11. CAUSES OF CLERGY MALFEASANCE Individual characteristics Role contradictions or strains Characteristics of training Opportunities Nature of oversight and supervision Climate of punishment, tolerance, forgiveness within the church

    12. Persecution of religion Deviance can of course occur against a religion or religious group by the secular society: e.g.: martyrdom of the Christians, the holocaust.

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