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FDCIV 101 | workbook 4.2 Case Study: Religious Liberty Student Name: KATALINA-UILANI LUI part 1 | key CONCEPTS – 15 pts After reviewing your class notes, and studying the materials associated with this lesson, you should thoroughly understand the following concepts, and their relationship to each other: What were the definitions of religious liberty in the following cases: · Ancient India (in the times of Ashoka and Akbar the Great) · The Ottoman Empire (with the millet system) · Europe (in the Medieval and Enlightenment eras) · United States (in the colonial and modern eras) What are the creative tensions regarding religious liberty in each of the following cases: · The hijab controversy in France and the United States. · Proselytizing in Russia and Israel · The controversies over LDS temples and Muslim mosques. In your own words, define each of the key concepts, providing a concrete and specific example (from history, society, your own experience, etc.) to illustrate it. -The Edicts of Ashoka, which was published by King Ashoka during his reign, encouraged the tolerance of religion and ethnicity. In his publication he stated, “The faiths of others will deserve to be honored for one reason or another. By honoring them, one exalts one’s own faith and at the same time performs a service to the faith of others.” Akbar the Great had similar ideologies as he allowed religious freedom in his own empire. Although he was raised as a Sunni Muslim, he was exposed to different religious ideas at a young age. Throughout his rule, Akbar welcomed many people of different religions into his empire due to his religious curiosity. -The Ottomans thought of themselves as protectors of the various religious groups in their empire. Unlike the Christians of the ancient world, the Ottoman empire was very welcoming to different religious practices although it was a Muslim empire. They welcomed people of all faiths, however, non-Muslims did have to pay a special tax. Each religious group was divided up into their own “millets”, which translates to “nations”. -Even though Catholicism was the most popular religion in Europe, some places in Europe still provided protection for Non-Catholics. An English philosopher, John Locke, argued for the case of religious tolerance in England. He felt that having more religious groups actually prevented civil unrest. -The beginnings of the United States of America was built on the need for religious freedom.

Rhode Island was the first british colony that officially recognized its religious tolerance and was created by a man named Roger Williams, who also had been persecuted for his own religious beliefs. After America’s declaration of independence from Britain, Thomas Jefferson helped introduce the principle of religious tolerance to the state of Virginia. The principles of religious tolerance stated by Thomas Jefferson was later inscribed into the U.S. Constitution. - part 2 | questions – 5 pts While you were studying these concepts, what are some questions that came to your mind as you were reading them? In 2-3 sentences, please explain why those particular questions came to your mind as you studied. Your explanation might include personal experiences, history, outside reading, etc. It has been shown that most religious persecution was coming from Christians. If they are followers of Christ’s and his teachings, why is it that they seem to be the most violent religious group out of the rest? PART 3 | ESSAY – 30 pts Having finished your study of the key concepts, and having thought through relevant questions, write an essay (no longer than 500 words) on the following: Consider the following dilemmas regarding religious liberty: · Which rights are most important—the rights of the religious minorities to practice their faith, or the rights of the larger community to define and defend its local culture and standards? · What is the best way to approach religious liberty—as a right to be defended for our own group, or as a responsibility to be defended for others, especially groups we may consider unpopular or find significantly different from our own? I think giving the religious minorities the right to practice their faiths is more important. They are already the minority, why should they have to conform from what they are used to and what they firmly believe in, in order to appease the larger community? Being from an area that has a sporadic amount of LDS members throughout the various school districts and cities, I know what it is like to be the religious minority in the crowd. Therefore, I believe that the rights of the minorities to practice their faith is most important. I believe that it is a responsibility, rather than a right to defend others in their religious liberty. In our fight for our own religious liberty, we must help bring liberty to other faiths, especially those faiths that are considered unpopular or even significantly different from our own faith.

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