But to see the conflict as a righteous struggle against religious expression would be equally mistaken.

Religious fervor and a state of permanent conflict with Israel might be a badge of identity, but they will not pave the way to victory.

There is no issue that is more pressing. There is a real danger that religious conflict replaces the ideologically based struggles of the last century in an equally devastating form.

Religious Persecution

Religion

Markaz..., 1987.

What if that could be a vaccine against religious intolerance?

It may have been used for religious purification.

A marriage entered into in a religious ceremony has no legal significance.

Poland kept religious freedom laws during an era when religious persecution was an everyday occurrence in the rest of Europe.

The international community must recognize the importance of engaging communities in the promotion of religious and cultural understanding and of eliminating all forms of religious intolerance.

It is also the world s largest religious monument.

The Renaissance began in times of religious turmoil.

59 142. Promotion of religious and cultural understanding, harmony and cooperation

59 199. Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

58 128. Promotion of religious and cultural understanding, harmony and cooperation

58 184. Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

60 11. Promotion of religious and cultural understanding, harmony and cooperation

55 97. Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

56 157. Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

57 208. Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

Tolerance and religious freedom must be mutual.

Egyptian blogger Nora Younis shows us what happens when bureaucracy mixes with religious profiling, in this post I am translating from Arabic.

But to do that is to destroy the true character of religious belief.

In the Netherlands, a covenant was signed that allowed religious slaughter.

We must acknowledge the importance of respect and understanding for religious and cultural diversity.

The same is true of the semi theocratic regime in Iran.

The religious demon is a far less appealing devil than Uncle Sam.

Angkor Wat is the most popular temple in the Angkor religious complex.

The Special Rapporteur has taken note of allegations of ongoing incidents of religious persecution.

5. Condemns without reserve all manifestations of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin or religious belief, wherever they occur

Consider establishing a mechanism for preventing religious intolerance and for drafting a convention on religious tolerance, especially given the richness of religious diversity in the Asia Pacific region

Condemns without reserve all manifestations of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin or religious belief, wherever they occur

This conflict may be exacerbated by the outcome in Syria.

(a) The rise of religious extremism affecting religions in all parts of the world

The role of the hymn in this way shifted from a religious to a political context.

Generally speaking, the religious order stood as a buffer between the political order and the common people.

(a) The rise of religious extremism affecting religions in all parts of the world

They also acknowledged the importance of respect for religious and cultural diversity throughout the world.

Such interference with the manifestation of personal religious belief is problematic.

They do not wish their children to participate in religious instruction that contains preaching.

This is no reason to support Erdoğan and his shopping mall builders against the protesters in Turkey, either. The demonstrators are right to oppose his haughty disregard of public opinion and his stifling of the press.

Thus, we all have the obligation to accept others and not reject them because of religious belief, lifestyle or cultural background. Religion should not be used as a pretext to marginalize or exclude others. We need to ensure that a culture of tolerance prevails, because hot spots of tension can emerge where extremism exists.

The frozen conflict

Conflict