Problem
Banned religious sects
Other Names:
Repression of religious sectsExclusion of religious minorities
Nature:
Religious sects may be banned for political or religious reasons. They may be thought to be subversive politically or to cause dissension from national policy. If there is a state religion or an accepted moral code the doctrines and practices of the sect may be thought to be contrary to morality.
Incidence:
Banned sects may include occult sects, experimental religion, and minority sects, which may be fundamentalist, exclusive or otherwise separatist. As examples, the Jehovah's Witnesses were banned from Malawi in 1967 and The Church of Scientology has been banned from several countries.
Broader Problems:
Threatened sectsBanned associationsReligious repressionUnderprivileged religious minorities Related Problems:
IconoclasmBanned trade unionsBanned political partiesDenial of right to manifest religionRepression of intellectual dissidents Aggravates:
Distorted exclusiveness of social groups Reduces:
Suttee Subject(s):
Religious Practice → Orders, secular institutesReligious Practice → Religion
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Societal Problems → Maltreatment
Societal Problems → Restrictions
Society → Minority, indigenous groups
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
09.11.2020 – 18:37 CET