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Statements which are contrary to one's religious beliefs do not constitute intolerance. Religious intolerance, rather, occurs when a person or group (e.g., a society, a religious group, a non-religious group) specifically refuses to tolerate the religious convictions and practices of a religious group or individual.
Poynder's other works relate mostly to his religious convictions. They include: ‘Christianity in India,’ 1813; a series of letters sent to the ‘Times’ under name of Laicus, with those of his opponent, ‘An East India Proprietor.’ ‘Brief Account of the Jesuits’ (anon.) 1815; also included in the ‘Pamphleteer,’ vi. 99–145.
This is a glossary of terms used within the Catholic Church.Some terms used in everyday English have a different meaning in the context of the Catholic faith, including brother, confession, confirmation, exemption, faithful, father, ordinary, religious, sister, venerable, and vow.
Religious offenses are actions that are considered to violate religious sensibilities and arouse negative emotions in people with strong religious beliefs. Traditionally, there are three unique types of acts that are considered to be religious offenses: [citation needed] Heresy (wrong choice) means questioning or doubting dogmatic established ...
A word or phrase used exclusively or primarily to describe a religious concept. If a more specific sub-category exists for the specific religion, please add it there and not here. Subcategories
Religious persecution is the systematic oppression of an individual or a group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations or their lack thereof. The tendency of societies or groups within societies to alienate or repress different subcultures is a recurrent theme in human history.
Religiocentrism or religio-centrism is defined as the "conviction that a person's own religion is more important or superior to other religions." [ 1 ] In analogy to ethnocentrism , religiocentrism is a value-neutral term for psychological attitude .
The Oxford English Dictionary defines religiosity as: "Religiousness; religious feeling or belief. Affected or excessive religiousness". [3] Different scholars have seen this concept as broadly about religious orientations and degrees of involvement or commitment. [4]