Męczeństwo – chrześcijańska wyłączność? by Krzysztof Kościelniak

“…Martyrdom as a phenomenon peculiar to monotheistic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) has also analogies in Far East belief systems (e.g. Buddhism, Shinto, Hinduism, Sikhism). The phenomenon of suicide martyrdom – not only specific to Islamic religion – forms of fundamental values of self-sacrifice as a supreme ideal – a God (gods) – given opportunity – for salvation of the soul, as much as for redemption of society and state. …”
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Religious plurality in Africa: A challenge to the church

“…Major religions in the country such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and African Traditional Religion have to learn to live harmoniously with one another and importantly, to cooperate in projects of sociopolitical nature. …”
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Gender Based Violence Reporting System: A Case Study Kabale University Police Station. by Mbaine, Abert

“…Three categories of states have emerged from the analysis: states where the majority of inhabitants are without religious affiliation, which display the lowest levels of gender inequality; Christian and Buddhist societies, with average levels of gender inequality; and states with the highest levels of gender inequality across the observed variables, whose inhabitants adhere to Islam and Hinduism. Gender inequalities can be defined as culturally and socially created differences between men and women when both sexes do not have the same share in the decision-making and wealth of a society (Ridgeway, 2004). 2 We understand religion as an ideology that affects the socio-political practices of a society and as a complex cultural system of meanings, symbols, and behaviors in communities (Stump, 2008)…”
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The Impact of Religion on Moral Development in Kabale Diocese; A Case Study of Southern Division Kabale Municipality. by Musiimenta, Asia

“…One of the reasons why many people regard religion as an obstacle to moral development is that religious attitudes are commonly thought to be socially conservative, for example, the views of the catholic church about contraception, Islamic views about the role of women and their access to education, or the centrality of caste to Hinduism. The purpose of the study will be to examine the impact of religion on moral development in Kabale Diocese; A case study of southern division Kabale Municipality.…”
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