A simple report

1. College of Teacher Education
MARIANO MARCOS STATE
UNIVERSITY
GLOBALIZATION
IN RELIGION
THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Submitted by:
GROUP 3 BSE ENGLISH 2A
Leader: Percival B. Bustamante, Jr.
Asst. Leader: Reynald Ravina
Members:
Joshua Calapit
Ainah Alim
Alyssa Kae Domingsil
Diane Rose Flomar
Submitted to:
PROF. NIÑA CHRISTELLE SUMINTAC

2. College of Teacher Education
MARIANO MARCOS STATE
UNIVERSITY
Questions.
Please answer the following in complete sentences.
1. How prevalent are religious elements among the listed conflicts?
The Information on the data of Escola de Cultura de Pau (2014 as cited in Institute for
Economics and Peace), listed seven (7) conflicts: (a) Armed conflict; (b) Identity-based; (c)
Opposition to the ideological system; (d) Opposition to the government; (e) Resource-based; (f)
Territory-based; and (g) Religious elements. However, the category of Religious elements is the
most dominant among these listed seven conflicts. Religion is a particular system of faith and
worship in which people have the same beliefs about a specific God. These beliefs may vary in
accordance with the religion they belong to. We all know that there are many religions in our
country, and each has its own beliefs, rules and morals, practices, and worldviews. These elements
serve sometimes as instruments to inflexibility and intolerance in the face of other beliefs or
religious groups leading to having a conflict. In addition, people are being threatened once they
heard something bad about their religion as a result they'll be encouraged to speak up which may
cause trouble to both groups because as a central part of many individuals' identity, any threat to
one's beliefs is a threat to one's very being.
2. What other conflict elements are often associated with religious factors?
Most violent conflicts today include religious elements that are linked to ethnonational, inter-
state, economic, territorial, cultural, and other issues. Conflicts over religion tend to be dogged,
tenacious, and brutal, threatening the meaning of life. When disagreements are couched in
religious terms, they are transformed into value disagreements. Value conflicts, unlike resource
conflicts, which can be resolved through pragmatic and distributive means, tend to become
mutually conclusive or zero-sum issues. They involve strong judgments of what is right and wrong,
and the parties believe that there is no way to resolve their differences, In a world where many
governments and international organizations lack legitimacy, religious discourses will have a
growing impact on international politics. Religion is a significant source of soft power. Religions
and governmental organizations will use or misuse it to further their interests to a greater extent.
As a result, it is critical to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental assumptions underlying
various religions and how adherents see their own interests. It would also be very useful to identify
communal elements among the major religions.

3. College of Teacher Education
MARIANO MARCOS STATE
UNIVERSITY
3. Aside from religion, what other significant elements serve as motivators of armed
conflicts?
As shown in the data presented by Escola de Cultura de Pau in 2014 as cited in the Institute
for Economics and Peace, aside from religion as the greatest number of being the main motivator
of 35 armed conflicts in 2013, other inflictors include identity-based conflict (21 armed conflicts),
opposition to the ideological system (18 armed conflicts), opposition to the government (8 armed
conflicts), resource-based (7 armed conflicts), and territory-based (2 armed conflicts). To expound,
conflicts that are categorized as “identity-based” refer to conflicts where groups demand greater
recognition, respect, or resources through membership or citizenship. Conflicts that are driven by
“opposition to the ideological system” involve opposition to the social, economic, political, or
ideological system of the state and demands for the replacement of a different system of
government. The category of “opposition to the government” is constituted by conflicts that are
caused by the opposition to the international and internal policies of a government (i,e., via coups).
The “resource-based” category refers to conflicts over resources (i.e., natural resources or human-
made resources). Lastly, “Territory-based” conflicts refer to disputes over territorial control.
4. What inferences can you observe on the role of religion as a driving force of armed
conflicts?
Religion acts as a political ideology that inculcates worldviews and programs political agendas.
Religion accomplishes these things through scripture, clergy, and historical narrative. Through
these media, religion instills standards of behavior, including for resort to violence. However,
different norms are ingrained in different religions and median war ethics of different religions
range from permissive to restrictive. Therefore, over time and space, different religions are
expected to have different effects on the initiation of interstate armed conflicts. Not to mention,
that instead of religion promoting good morals and holiness, they begin conflicts due to different
beliefs or points of view. Regressing that outcome against the newly introduced Government
Religious Preference (GRP) scores for Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism reveals that such is the
case, different religions are differently associated with war and peace. Still, today most violent
conflicts contain religious elements that are threatening the meaning of life. Arguably, conflicts
based on religion tend to become dogged, tenacious and brutal types of wars.