1. RISE OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY :
CAUSES ANDEFFECTS
PRESENTED BY:
BHASKAR SINGH
DEPTARTMENT : CSE
YEAR : 2nd SEM : 4th
CLASS ROLL : 27
WBUT ROLL : 14800114031
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sl.No. Content Slide no.
1. What is Religion ? 4
2. What is Religious Fanaticism ? 5
3. Cause of Religious Fanaticism 6
4. Cause of Religious Fanaticism (Cont.) 7
5. Effects of Religious Fanaticism 11
6. Effects of Religious Fanaticism (Cont.) 12
7. Religious Terrorism 17
8. Some Religious Terrorism Groups 18
9. Some Religious Terrorism Groups (Cont.) 19
10. Conclusion 20
11. References 21
4. What is Religion ?
According to Cosmology
• A religion explains the origins of human
kind, earth, life etc.
According to Morality
• A religion explains how to behave, and why.
5. What is Religious Fanaticism?
Fanaticism
• When mind is closed to any new idea that is
against their believe and refuses to accept
even simple logic.
Religious Fanaticism
• Religious fanaticism is fanaticism related to a
person's, or a group's, devotion to a religion
6. CAUSES OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISMS
Illiteracy
• Never Read Holly Books.
• Don’t Understand True Logic.
• Follow Blindly.
7. CAUSES OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISMS(Cont.)
Too Much Love For God
• Sometime people loves God too much,
as a result they don’t accept any logic
against their believe.
• Loving God & Hating Humanity.
8. CAUSES OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISMS(Cont.)
Lack of Independent Study
• Most people do not critically examine
the religion they believe in.
• They accept whatever is told to them by
other people.
11. effects OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISMS
Religious conflict & violence
• 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots; 62 Deaths.
• 2002 Gujarat riots; 1000+ Deaths.
• 500+ killed in Riots in Nigeria.
• In Nigeria from 1990 to 2007, 20,000
have been killed specifically in the name
of religion.
12. Effects OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISMS (Cont.)
False Religious Explanation
• Disguise in Wrong Direction
• Jihad (Example).
– Religious Fanatic says Jihad is killing
innocent people and flying plane into a
building packed with civilians.
– Jihad is actually one’s inner struggle of
good against evil.
13. Effects OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISMS (Cont.)
Destruction
• Harm of Historical Structures,
Peoples and many more.
• Demolition of the Babri Masjid.
– Destroyed the 16th-century Babri
Masjid mosque.
– 2000+ people killed.
14. Effects OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISMS (Cont.)
Backwardness
• Don’t send their Children to
School.
• Taking us back to the “Dark Ages”.
• Evidence of high illiteracy rates
among certain Religious Fanatic.
15. Effects OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISMS (Cont.)
Cultural Conflict
• Conflict between the
Irish Catholics and Irish
Protestants.
• Bosnia Genocide
– 2,00,000 Death
– Just in 3 Year
• 2015 Jat-Dalit violence in India;
4 Deaths.
16. Effects OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISMS (Cont.)
Terrorism
• Most adverse effect of religious
fanaticism.
• Religious fanaticism is used in the
justification of violent acts.
• These days, terrorism is usually
related to religion.
17. • One of The Greatest Issue
RELIGIOUS terrorism
18. Lashkar-e-Taiba
• 2001 Indian Parliament Attack
– 14 Deaths
– 22 Injured
• 2008 Mumbai Attack
– 166+ Deaths
– 600+ Injured
Some RELIGIOUS terrorism Groups
19. Al-Qaeda
• 2001 9/11 Attack
– 3000+ Deaths
– 6000+ Injured
• 2004 Madrid train bombings
– 200+ Deaths
– 2000+ Injured
Some RELIGIOUS terrorismGroups (Cont.)
20. Mostly religious fanaticism is used in a negative sense.
Sometimes it occurs violence and destruction.
Most often their ideology does not match with the real
religious explanation.
So everyone should have a clear concept about real
religious explanation and avoid religious fanaticism
carefully.
Conclusion