User talk:Hannahjameson/Religious discrimination

Draft- Religious Discrimination

India India is a very religiously diverse country. Although the majority of the citizens follow Hinduism, there are also several other religions. The government in India, however, can be against other religions, for example, in Uttar Pradesh, many Hindu militants destroyed a church leader's house, injured many people there, and then threatened to come back if they prayed again. This shows how unequal opportunity is given to others just because they don't follow Hinduism. According to 21WilberForce, "Some observers point to the rise of the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014 as a cause for compromised religious freedom because many Hindus interpret the political shift as a mandate to move toward a Hindu-only nation" (21WilberForce). The rise of this party in India will restrict a lot of people from following their religion freely, especially since they want to promote an only Hindu nation. If this is done, many people would have to worship in secret and behind closed doors. However, for a lot of religions, they are called to worship in a community and spread their beliefs, and they should be able to this without having the fear that someone may kill them. Spreading fear among society is not a good way to live, not only will this cause rebellion, but it will cause hostility between different groups, which is not what India should be represented as.

China China is very similar to India in that, their government has large control over what its citizens are doing. The Chinese government is known for breaking down different groups such as Gong members, Buddhists, Muslims, Protestant Christians, and Catholics. The Chinese legal system does not do a good job of protecting the rights of humans, since a lot of their rights have been broken and violated. Rights such as not allowing people to have access to religious leaders, imprisoning people for following different religions, and not allowing citizens to worship freely. According to an article about religious persecution in China, it states, "The U.S. State Department and human rights groups have documented instances of torture, wrongful imprisonment, and other inhumane treatment of minorities" (Union for Reform Judaism). This shows how religious discrimination has spread to the citizens not having equality. If this continues then the minorities there will feel underappreciated and not respects. However, to solve this, the Canadian and U.S. governments were called to change these things. The people in China wrote a long list for them to reform these rules and how to be a better nation.

Pakistan Pakistan is a country where the government has a lot of power over its people. According to an article about religious discrimination in Pakistan, there was this girl named Maira, and she got kidnapped at 19 years old, luckily she was found and a court case was held. The verdict, however, was not on her side. Instead, the judge told her to go back to her kidnapper and he would take care of her. The reason why this was the verdict was because he told the judge he converted her from Christianity to Islam. This shows how unjust the government is to its people, especially to religious minorities. It also shows how girls should be protected, but instead, they're the main targets for kidnappers because they know they can get away with it. Because the majority of Pakistan follow Islam, the people who follow Christianity have to be really cautious because if anything goes wrong, the government will usually side with the people who are Muslim, even if they are wrong. According to this same article written by Arielle Del Turco, it states, "Young girls should be in school dreaming of a bright future, not fearing the possibility of abduction and forced marriage. But in Pakistan today, that fear is legitimate." Girls shouldn't be afraid of who they are, they should be embracing it, but because of the government controlling their rights, there is also a sense of shame that surrounds who they are.