religious tensions
Interfaith conflict brewing
Religious tensions are conflicts, hostilities, or strained relations arising from differences in faith, doctrine, or religious identity.
The phrase typically describes situations where religious differences contribute to social friction, political conflict, or violence between groups: Religious tensions flared after the mosque was vandalized.
The tensions may stem from theological disagreements, competition for converts, or deeper ethnic and political divisions that align with religious boundaries.
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- sectarian violenceConflict between religious factions
- violenceHarmful physical force
- theological disputesDisagreements about religious doctrine
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
persecution · historical grievances · fundamentalism · proselytization · pogrom · forced conversion · blasphemy · dialogue · legal protections · sacred sites · distrust · hate speech · minority rights · iconoclasm · partition · jihad · ethnic cleansing · polarization
- Modern Middle EastArab Spring, ISIS, Iraq War, Taliban, Hamas
- foreign policydiplomacy, diplomatic negotiations, sanctions, containment, deterrence
- Gulf RegionPersian Gulf, Gulf states, Gulf of Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait
- Oslo AccordsOslo Accords, Rabin, Arafat, PLO, Israel
- Alsace historyAlsace-Lorraine, Strasbourg, Treaty of Frankfurt, Franco-Prussian War, Maginot Line
- Habsburg EraHabsburgs, Holy Roman Empire, Matthias, Vienna, Prague
religious tensionsreligious harmony
Peaceful coexistence of faiths
religious tolerance · religious unity · ecumenism · religious pluralism · interfaith dialogue