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?? Post 1: Write a 50-100 words response to the post below:

Extreme Religious Intergroup Conflict

People follow religion as a guide and often times have issues with people who have different viewpoints. Within being in a group, understanding that a group has its own identity. Religion answers the individuals need for belonging . Conflict may arise when the debate is between religion on intergroup when there is a disagreement between what is true and what is untrue (Seul, 1999). Religion is believed to help to “stabilize” and help to the identity of groups and individuals as some need something to follow.

Within any group, there will be some type of conflict. Whether it is that someone does not agree with what you are saying or if one has an issue with how one is articulating their point. Either way, a conflict is bound to happen. Although not as extreme as some other reasons for conflict, lack of resources is a big deal within some groups. How can a group function without resources. I think of churches that struggle financially and the means that they have to go through in order to keep the doors open. We often times fail to see what happens by the scenes and that the lack of resources ultimately can result in churches closing. Another contributing factor to conflict is identity competition. There is nothing worse than people being in competition with each other when we all have the same purpose and drive within the group.

Being able to listen to one another and really recognizing that people within the same group are all here for the same purpose. Understanding that working as a group is better than working as an individual . Effectively listening and communicating ones point of view may also eliminate the need for identity competition.

Reference

Seul, J. R. (1999). ‘Ours is the way of God’: Religion, identity, and intergroup conflict. Journal of Peace Research, 36(5), 553–569.
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