Austin MacElrevey
Ms. Forehand
AP 12 Period 4
7 March 2014
USING RELIGION AND CULTURE AS AN EXCUSE FOR VIOLENCE
I. EXAMPLES OF RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE
A) Taliban
1. September 11 attacks
2. Religious laws
a) Enforce laws violently
3. Examples from The Kite Runner
a) Stoning in the stadium
b) Taliban
c) Conflict between two religions
B) Crusades
1. Christians killed Muslims
2. Claimed it was to protect their religion
3. Muslims spread their religion by war also
C) Women
1. Kill women who cheat on husband
2. Brothers and fathers are expected to kill their sister and daughter if they commit adultery
II. EXAMPLES OF CULTURAL VIOLENCE
A) Arab nations and women
B) Examples from The Kite Runner
1. Raping Hassan because he had a different culture
2. Conflict between two cultures
C) 1984
1. O'brien willing to torture Winston to make him follow the party
2. Make up wars
3. Hate against other countries just because they are different
III. EXPLANATION OF RELIGIOUS INFLUECNES
A) Religion
1. Part of most people's lives
2. "Through texts, traditions, teachings, and doctrine, religious communities and institutions convey values and belief systems to their members."
3. People use it as an excuse
B) The Kite Runner
C) The Taliban
1. Extremist group
2. Ruled Afghanistan from 1996-2001
3. Pashto for students
4. Help extremists groups such as al-Qaeda
5. "The Taliban was formed by Afghan mujahideen who fought against the Soviet invasion in the 1980s and Pashtun tribesmen who studied in Pakistani religious school (madrassas) . . ."
D) Muslims
1. See themselves are martyrs
E) Quotes from religious extremists
1. Say they do it in the name of Allah
2. " . . . Explicit about the religious certainty that compels and justifies their actions."
F) Use violence to counteract more violence
1. See it on a cosmic scale
2. Get caught up in rituals and sacrifice
IV. EXPLANATION OF CULTURAL INFLUENCES
A) Culture
1. "As a result, we