The Relation and Separation of Church and State

CPW4UMr. Carney

2011

• Think-Pair-Share Template • DirectionsBefore we discuss this topic, think about the following question or problem:

Should there be a clear and distinct separation of church and state (government) in Canada? • ThinkWrite three answers or ideas you have about this question or problem. • 1. • 2. • 3. • PairDiscuss your ideas with a partner. Check any ideas above that your partner also wrote down.Write down ideas your partner had that you did not have here. • 1. • 2. • 3. • ShareReview all of your ideas and circle the one you think is most important. One of you willshare this idea with the whole group. As you listen to the ideas of the whole group, write down three you liked. • 1.• • 2.• • 3.

India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

• In 1947 Britain recognized Indian independence. • Many Hindu’s resented the fact that Muslims had once ruled

India. • After 1947, Muslims believed that Britain favoured Hindu’s

and feared that India would be Hindu controlled.• Due to much religious tension in India, the British created a

partition in India.• This partition created Pakistan – East and West – separated

by India.• India became a secular state with a large majority of Hindu’s,

while Pakistan is a Islamic State.

India before and after the Partition

1971 war1971 war

• East Pakistan felt repressed by West Pakistan East Pakistan felt repressed by West Pakistan and the ensuing bloody civil war began.and the ensuing bloody civil war began.

• Approximately 14 million Hindu and Muslim Approximately 14 million Hindu and Muslim refugees crossed new borders to avoid refugees crossed new borders to avoid religious persecution. religious persecution.

• Violence broke out and more than a half of a Violence broke out and more than a half of a million people died. million people died.

Violence in the streets• In 1971 India intervened, which created a war between Pakistan

and India.• That year East Pakistan became Bangladesh.

India today

• India, a secular democracy, acts as a mediator between Bangladesh and Pakistan, promoting religious and cultural tolerance.

Israeli / Palestinian Conflict • Zionism – believes that the Jewish people are a Nation, and thus deserve a

homeland – this homeland is Israel. Zionists are known as Jewish Fundamentalists.

• The anti-Semitic events of 1890 – 1945 convinced both the religious and

non religious that the Jewish people needed a homeland. • This could be seen as a form of sympathy

• At the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, held after WWI, Britain received a mandate to administer Palestine.

• Both groups of people believe that ‘their’ land is holy land. In particular, they believe that Jerusalem is a sacred place.

Palestine

• In 1947, after WWII, the United Nations decided to partition “Palestine” into an Arab and Jewish State.

• Many Israeli’s (Jewish people) believed that entire land is theirs (Zionistic belief from the Old Testament – God gave them the land, so they are entitled to it today).

• The Arab population that had lived in Palestine fought against the presence of a Jewish state, and the influx of Jewish settlers.

Israel

• Israel continued to gain a presence and approximately 700,000 Palestinians were forced to flee.

• Eventually these people became citizens of Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria.

• This reality pushed for greater tension between Palestinians and Israeli’s.

6 day war of 1967

• Palestinians demand that their land be given to them.

• They have shown this demand through many terror attacks – suicide bombings, etc.

• Israeli’s however have a stronger military.

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Israeli / Palestinian Conflict - Today

• Many Palestinians reject Israeli citizenship because they consider Israel and enemy.

• Peace talks are yet to be successful, as they are always interrupted by violence.

• In the early 21st century, deep distrust and violence marked the relations between the two peoples.

With your elbow partner

• Discuss your ideas of resolution between the Israeli’s and the Palestinians.

• What needs to be done to establish peace in the middle East?