religious conflicts arise because of the constant exposure to a variety of factors.The main ones are the following:
1. Presence of a plurality of denominations in the country.As an example, Lebanon - perhaps the most unique country in this regard.It is home to more than twenty ethnic and religious communities.And each of them tries to keep its own individual character, often to the detriment of the public interest.Since 1943, the distribution of top positions behind the scenes began to depend on membership in a particular community.Thus, the president of the republic can only be a Christian, Sunni Muslim - Prime Minister and Shiite - Speaker of the Parliament.Naturally, the strengthening of the position of Christians could appeal to the Muslim part of the population.On this basis, the country became increasingly manifest religious conflicts.Sometimes the usual clashes escalate into civil war.The political situation in Lebanon changes, with varying success, but still remains tense.
2. Some religious conflicts caused by the peculiarities of the creation of the state.For example, many African and Asian countries is only half a century ago have become independent.Before that, they were colonies or semi-colonies of European countries.And metropolis created by the state, it is not taking into account the differences of religious communities which have developed historically.The result is that the followers of one religion found themselves divided and, on the contrary, had to live in one country with representatives of other faiths.Thus, the outcome of the civil war that has lasted for many years between the inhabitants of the province of Eritrea, Muslims, and Ethiopians, mostly professing Christianity, was the release of the province in 1993 from the Ethiopian.
3. Also, religious conflicts are provoked discrimination of some groups living in the country.This is manifested in the socio-economic inequality and the predominance of the political elite representatives of a certain denomination.
4. religious conflicts arise in the case where an opposition religious movement supported by external economic, political, ideological and military means.Most often this type of conflict occurs when the followers of one religion live on the territory of several states.The action of this factor is evident in India.In 1947, the British colony gained independence and divide its territory into two states along religious lines.Where was dominated by Muslims, Pakistan was formed, and where there were more Hindus, Indian Union.The latter, in turn, divided the territory of the West and East Pakistan.Despite the dominance of the Muslim population, the principality of Kashmir became part of India.As a result, ongoing regional conflicts have resulted in the Indo-Pakistani war.Each principality could itself decide where to enter: a part of India or Pakistan.
5. Often religious conflicts provoked by those countries that supposedly protect the rights of their co-religionists and interfere in the internal affairs of other states.For example, what happened in the 80s during the Iran-Iraq conflict, the official reason was named confrontation arose between Shiites and Sunnis.And in fact, the cause was a struggle for power in the region in general and in particular for ownership of oil fields in the Persian Gulf area (ie, economic interests).
6. Sometimes religious conflicts are the result of interference in the religion of politics.This is the case in modern Ukraine.There arose a confrontation between the Orthodox Patriarchate of Kiev and Moscow.That is, there was a conflict within the members of one and the same religious doctrine.
