RELIGION

What is the connection between Religion and Politics in the Anglo-Saxon countries ?

Troubles in Northern Ireland

From the 1920s to the 1960s, British governments paid little attention to Northern Ireland. The Protestant majority was allowed to discriminate against Catholics in areas such as public housing and employment. In 1967, to oppose discrimination, the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association was founded. Its demonstrations met a brutal response from Protestant police and extremists. In January 1969, a vicious attack on marchers at BurntolletnBridge led to battles between Catholics and police in the Bogside area of Derry. The Northern Ireland government failed to halt the rise of Protestant extremism or Catholic protest. On August 12–14, 1969, violence in Derry spread to Belfast, with Protestant police and rioters attacking Catholic districts. On August 15, British troops were sent in to halt the violence, in which eight people had been killed and hundreds wounded. At first, British soldiers were welcomed by Catholics as impartial protectors. Britain’s Labour government was hostile to the Protestant Unionists and envisaged radical reforms, but political progress was too slow.

In the summer of 1970, events spiraled out of control. Tough army action in Catholic Belfast, with house-to-house searches and a curfew, stirred up old hostility to the British. Extremists benefited. Frustrated by the inaction of the “official” Irish Republican Army (IRA), the breakaway Provisional IRA planned an armed campaign to drive the British out of Northern Ireland.Amid the general breakdown of order, many Catholics welcomed this new IRA as their best defense against Protestants and British troops. Protestant armed groups, such as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), also grew in strength. In February 1971, the first British soldier was killed. Sniping and bombings became daily occurrences. In August, internment was introduced. The arrest without trial of hundreds of Catholics, some grossly ill-treated by interrogators, led to a rapid escalation of violence. In the last five months of 1971, 143 were killed, including 46 soldiers and police.

Some Catholic districts of Belfast and Derry became barricaded no-go areas openly controlled by the IRA. Bloody Sunday, in January 1972 , increased Catholic support for the IRA. It seemed that nothing could stem the rising violence.


From : DK. (2024). History of Britain and Ireland: The Definitive Visual Guide, New Edition. DK.

Let's debate : As it begins its 118th session, the U.S. Congress remains largely untouched by two trends that have long marked religious life in the United States: a decades-long decline in the share of Americans who identify as Christian, and a corresponding increase in the percentage who say they have no religious affiliation.

Analysing this research https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2023/01/03/faith-on-the-hill-2023/ , give your opinion on the statement : Should religion be kept out of politics?

Yes ? or No ?

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Religion (The Big Picture)

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1. Faith: La foi
2. The faithful: Les fidèles
3. A follower: Un fidèle
4. A creed: Un crédo
5. To believe in God: Croire en Dieu
6. A belief: Une croyance
7. A believer: Un croyant
8. Superstitious: Superstitieux
9. To be very religious: Être très croyant
10. A devout believer: Un croyant fervent
11. A practising Catholic / Jew / Muslim: Un catholique / juif / musulman pratiquant 

12. To go to church: Aller à l'église
13. A regular churchgoer: Un pratiquant
14. To attend Mass: Assister à la messe
15. Religious attendance: La fréquentation des lieux de culte
16. Holy: Saint
17. Sacred: Sacré
18. A dogma: Un dogme
19. Heresy: L'hérésie
20. Good and evil: Le bien et le mal
21. Sin: Le péché
22. To sin: Pécher
23. A sinner: Un pécheur
24. Salvation: Le salut
25. Heaven / hell: Le paradis / l'enfer
26. A prophecy: Une prophétie
27. To prophesy: Prédire / prophétiser
28. Christian: Chrétien
29. Christianity: Le christianisme
30. Catholic: Catholique
31. Catholicism: Le catholicisme
32. The Orthodox Church: L'église orthodoxe
33. Religious education: L'éducation religieuse
34. Sunday school / catechism: Le catéchisme
35. A denomination: Une confession religieuse
36. A religious leader: Un chef religieux
37. A bishop: Un évêque
38. A pope: Un pape
39. A cleric: Un ecclésiastique

40. A priest: Un prêtre
41. A minister / a pastor: Un ministre du culte / un pasteur
42. A vicar: Un pasteur
43. A clergyman: Un homme d'Eglise / un pasteur
44. To preach: Prêcher
45. A preacher: Un prédicateur
46. To bless: Bénir
47. A blessing: Une bénédiction / un bienfait
48. A sermon: Un sermon
49. The congregation: L'assemblée des fidèles
50. A parish: Une paroisse
51. Buddhism: Le bouddhisme
52. Hinduism: L'hindouisme
53. Islam: L'Islam
54. Muslim / Moslem: Musulman
55. The Islamic headscarf: Le foulard islamique
56. The Koran / the Qur'an: Le Coran
57. Sharia / Islamic law: La Charia
58. Judaism: Le judaïsme
59. A jew: Un juif
60. Jewish: Juif (adjectif)
61. A skullcap: Une kippa
62. Circumcision: La circoncision
63. Pantheism / monotheistim: La panthéisme / le monothéisme
64. Pagan: Païen
65. To worship a god: Rendre un culte à un dieu
66. Religious freedom / freedom of worship: Liberté religieuse / liberté de culte 67. To pray: Prier
68. Prayer: La prière
69. A pilgrim: Un pèlerin
70. A pilgrimage: Un pèlerinage
71. A mosque: Une mosquée
72. A synagogue: Une synagogue
73. A shrine: Un lieu saint
74. A sanctuary: Un sanctuaire
75. A monastery: Un monastère
76. A convent: Un couvent
77. A monk: Un moine / un religieux
78. A nun: Une religieuse / une bonne soeur

79. A missionary: Un missionnaire
80. A fanatic / a zealot: Un fanatique
81. Fanaticism / zealotry: Le fanatisme
82. Bigotry: Le sectarisme
83. A martyr: Un martyre
84. Martyrdom: Le martyre
85. Fundamentalism: Intégrisme
86. Fundamentalist: Intégriste
87. To proselytize: Faire du prosélytisme
88. A war of religion: Une guerre de religion
89. To indoctrinate: Endoctriner
90. To brainwash somebody: Faire un lavage de cerveau à quelqu'un 

91. A guru: Un gourou
92. Theocracy: Théocratie
93. Blasphemy: Le blasphème
94. To blaspheme: Blasphémer
95. A sacrilege: Un sacrilège
96. Sacrilegious: Sacrilège
97. To desecrate: Profaner
98. An atheist: Un athée
99. Atheistic: Athée
100. Agnostic: Agnostique
101. A freethinker: Un libre-penseur
102. A freemason: Un franc-maçon
103. A nonbeliever: Un non-croyant
104. Secular: Laïc
105. Secularism: Laïcité
106. A layman: Un laïc