The document defines religious conflict and discusses three types: inter-religious conflicts between different religious groups, intra-religious conflicts within religious groups over religious matters, and sectarian violence arising from perceptions of superiority between religious subdivisions. It provides examples of each type and notes religious conflicts can be caused by disagreements between religious beliefs and governmental policies.

2. Group Members
 Member 1
 Member 2
 Member 3

3. Definition
 A religious conflict is a war primarily caused or
justified by differences in religions.
 Example:
The violence between the Israelis and the Palestinians
today is an example of religious and political conflict.

4. Hormby (2006)
 Defines religious conflict as a situation in which
religious adherents are involved in a serious
disagreement or argument with one religious
group and another. this is a situation in which
there are opposition in ideas, opinions, feelings
and wishes.

5. Religion vs. Government
Conflict between governmental policy and religious
followings cause problems.
 Eastern Orthodox and Islam v. Communism
 Taliban v. Western Ideas
 Hinduism v. Social Equality

6. Types of Religious Conflict
1. Inter-Religious Conflict
2. Intra-Religious Conflict
3. Sectarian Violence

7. Inter-Religious Conflict
 Involving or existing between two or more religious
groups or movements.
 They started as purely religious disagreements, for
example, Muslims vs Christians, or Muslims vs Hindu
etc.

8. Intra-Religious Conflict
 Inter-Religious Conflict can be defined as conducted,
involving or existing within a religious group or
movement.
 These are basically religious conflicts within a
particular religion that are rooted in differences
resulting from religious matters,.

9. Sectarian Violence
 In understanding what sectarian conflict, it is
paramount to have an understanding of what
sectarianism is.
 Sectarianism can be defined as a form
of bigotry, discrimination, or hatred arising from
attaching relations of inferiority and superiority to
differences between subdivisions within a group.
Common examples are denominations of
a religion, ethnic identity, class, or region for citizens
of a state and factions of a political movement.