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Discuss different consideration about religion and politics.

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Examine the relationship between religion and politics.

 

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The relationship between religion and politics is very much guided by the religious differences in the country. Moreover we have different considerations about religion and politics.

(i) Gandhiji's View Regarding Religion and Politics-According to Gandhiji "Religion can never be separated from politics." Here he meant by religion not a particular religion like Hinduism, or Islam but moral values that inform all religions.

Gandhiji believed the politics must be guided by ethics drawn from religion.

(ii) Humanist on Religion and Politics - Human rights groups in our country have argued that most of the victims of communal riots are people from religious minorities. They have demanded that the government takes special steps to protect religious minorities.

(iii) Women on Religion and Politics- Women's movement has argued that family laws of all religions discriminate against women. So they have demanded that government should change these laws to make them more equitable.

All these instances involve a relationship between religion and politics. Sometimes those who hold "political power should be able to regulate the practice of religion" so as to prevent discrimination and oppression. But these Political acts are not wrong as long as they treat every religion equally.