RELIGION:TOLERANCE, CHURCH AND STATE RELATIONS

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RELIGIONTOLERANCE, CHURCH AND STATE RELATIONS
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BACKGROUND

• Churches have special significance within the
  integration of Europe. They formed an important
  part of Europe culture.
• Some leaders such as Maria Theresa placed more
  emphasis on religion. She argued that it is the
  duty of the leader the keep people from going to
  hell.

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THE CHURCH AND THE STATE

• Despite the influence of religion during the
  eighteenth century, the age of enlightment,
  people began to loose interest in religion and
  become more secular.
• People began to reason instead of following
  religion dogmatically.
• The church was known to be wealthy due to people
  in the church paying their tax to the church.
• The catholic church dominated the upper class of
  the society.
• Problem between church and state started when the
  catholic began to look for higher authority in
  the government.

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CHURCH AND STATE (contd)

• The Jesuit (a catholic movement) were known for
  their involvements in educating children of
  catholic aristocrats.
• People tends to be more anti-religion in their
  thoughts and their ways of life.
• The catholic church and the protestants dominated
  the social class in the society.

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CHURCH AND STATE (contd)

• The catholic church dominated the upper class of
  the society.
• Problem between church and state started when the
  catholic began to look for higher authority in
  the government.
• The Jesuit (a catholic movement) were known for
  their involvements in educating children of
  catholic aristocrats.The Jesuits were the
  adviser to the catholic authority and they tend
  to influence the political affairs.
• The untamed success of the clergy led to problems
  and the Portuguese destroyed their power and
  their properties were confiscated.

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CHURCH/STATE

• The Jesuits were further expelled from France in
  1764 and from Spain in 1767. Their society was
  dissolved in 1773.
• All these events resulted in naturalization of
  the church by the state.
• The state continue to limit the power of the
  church.

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RELIGIOUS PROBLEM

• The major problem of religion is intolerant.
• A protestant can not enjoy free civil or
  political right in a catholic dominated country
  and vice-versa.
• The problem of intolerant started with the
  creeds.
• If the creeds is different, then one thinks that
  the other religion is teaching heresy.

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REFERENCES

• Robbers, G. (1996). State and Church in the
  European Union. Available on-line
  www.unitrier.de/uni/fb5/robbers/suk/SUKENG.HTML
• Spielvogel, J.J.(1999). Western Civilization
• CanadaWadsworth.