Is Religious Fundamentalism always Totalitarian and Prone to Violence? Fundamentalism is “a belief in returning to the literal meanings of scriptural texts. Fundamentalism may arise as a response to modernization and rationalization‚ insisting on faith-based answers‚ and defending tradition by using traditional grounds.” Fundamentalists believe that their view is only one true view of the world which leaves no room for ambiguity and that this is the true correct belief (Giddens‚ 2009). Fundamentalist
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Religious Tourism in Asia and the Pacific Religious Tourism in Asia and the Pacific ii Copyright © 2011‚ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Calle Capitán Haya‚ 42 28020 Madrid‚ Spain Religious Tourism in Asia and the Pacific ISBN-13: 978-92-844-1380-5 Published and printed by the World Tourism Organization‚ Madrid‚ Spain First printing: 2011 All rights reserved The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinions
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Elections in Nigeria are nothing but dramatised rituals that seek to legitimate the power structure of the ruling class By NGOVE‚ PETER PEVER Being an M. Sc seminar presentation in the department of Political Science‚ Benue State University‚ Makurdi. ABSTRACT The concept of election has been defined in this work as the process by which the people choose their leaders. Nigeria’s democratic experience has been faced with the question of credibility of our electoral process and elections
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Youth Unemployment in Nigeria INTRODUCTION Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the eighth most populous country in the world with a population of 154‚ 729‚000 citizens. Our nominal GDP is $207. 116 billion and we have a nominal per capita income of $1‚ 4011. Nigeria also has the second largest economy in Africa. If I may ask‚ is this country not blessed? Yet‚ it is still plagued by youth unemployment which had been one of our major problems in recent years. Both government and
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Elements of Religious Traditions University of Phoenix REL/134 Elements of Religious Traditions Religion is a big part of today’s society; it has always been a big part of society. What is religion? The dictionary definition of religion is a system of beliefs that involves worship of a god‚ prayer‚ ritual and a moral code. Not all religions follow those guidelines‚ so it is not an accurate definition. Instead we look at a number of characteristics such as a belief system‚ community‚ ritual
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Introduction Religion based terrorism is defined as a group whose motivations have a predominant religious influence or goal. In the last 30 years there has been an increase in terrorist activity motivated by religious beliefs. The different forms of religious terrorism are communal‚ genocidal‚ nihilistic‚ or revolutionary. Religious terrorism can be committed by a person‚ large movements‚ organizations‚ or governments. Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher was quoted in 1980 as saying
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Religious Education Essay – Is basing religion on morality a good idea? Is basing religion on morality a good idea? Many people agree although some atheists may disagree. One common complaint about secularism is that religion and belief in God are fundamentals for morality‚ justice‚ and a democratic society. The basic premise here is that the only values which ultimately matter are those which are transcendent‚ and such values can only be perceived and understood through religious tradition and
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BANK OF INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION. The Bank of Industry was created by the Federal Executive Council in January 2002 with the sole purpose of promoting and encouraging small and medium scale industries in Nigeria by providing long term financing to the industrial sector of the Nigerian economy. It was formed by the amalgamation of three already existing development financial institutions comprising: The Nigerian Bank of Commerce and Industry (NBCI)‚ The Nigerian Industrial Development Bank (NIDB) and
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ABSTRACT: No doubt education is the bedrock of development of any country or nation. But unfortunately Education in Nigeria is bisected with myriads of problems. The aim of the study is to identify and provide solutions to the problems that are mitigating about the success in the education sector of the country. For meaningful development to take place in the educational sector; the government need to re-address the issue of multiple system of education‚ diversification in the education system
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The Importance of Religious Freedom As Catholics‚ we have the privilege to participating in certain subjects‚ such as politics. It can be extremely difficult for us to participate at times‚ because of our controversial‚ misjudged‚ and misunderstood beliefs. Some subjects we deem as wrong are Abortion‚ Euthanasia‚ and Capital Punishment. Some professions cause us to go against our faith such as nursing. Examples of ways they are tempted to go against their faith include physician-aided suicide
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