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Let us revisit on our definition of religious persecution as stated on our welcome page:
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Religious persecution is the persecution of individuals within a group in
the struggle to maintain their religious identity, or the abuse of power
by an individual or organization that causes members of a religious group
to suffer.
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Our website has examined different levels of complexity on the issues of
religious persecution. We discovered that religious persecution is a much more complex and
controversial topic than we had ever imagined. We can not possibly pretend to have a found
resolution to the problem of religious persecution and religious conflicts. The many shades
of grey in these complex cases eliminate the possibility of a clear-cut resolution.
This website has tried to explore the spectrum of religious persecution and conflict
through an examination of three in-depth cases: the Holocaust, China in Tibet, and the Sikhs versus the
Indian government. However, religious persecution has occurred throughout history and to far more
groups than we could ever present. Unless we continue to educate ourselves about these issues,
religious persecution will no doubt continue. We need to become global citizens and pay close
attention to the current events that have the potential to lead to religious persecution or religious
conflicts. Only knowledge can help us avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
Sometimes there is a clear enemy, and sometimes the enemy is our own ignorance.
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