Other religions Religious violence

1 other religions

1.1 buddhism
1.2 hinduism
1.3 sikhism
1.4 neo-paganism

other religions

thuggee secret cult of assassins members both hindus , muslims.



buddhism

hinduism

sikhism

neo-paganism

in united states , europe, neo-pagan beliefs have been associated many terrorist incidents. although majority of neo-pagans oppose violence , racism, folkish factions of odinism, wotanism, , Ásatrú emphasize nordic cultural heritage , warrior idealism. these reasons, 1999 federal bureau of investigation report on domestic terrorism titled project megiddo described odinism “[lending] violence , [having] potential inspire followers violence”. of 2017, southern poverty law center has recognized @ least 2 active neo-pagan hate groups in united states. many whhite supremacists (especially in prison) converting odinism @ increasing rates, citing impurity of christianity , failure of previous groups accomplish goals primary reasons conversion. similarities between odinism , other extremist groups such christian identity facilitate conversions. targets of neo-pagan violence similar of white supremacist terrorists , nationalist terrorists, added target includes christians , churches.

notable incidents:

murder of alan berg: defunct american white supremacist group order founded avid practitioners of wotanism such david lane , robert jay mathews. lane convicted of 1984 murder of jewish radio host alan berg.
church burnings: wave of church burnings in norway during 1990s has been cited act of neo-pagan terrorism. arsons coincided resurgence in popularity of european black metal. genre of music featured imagery , ideas of neo-paganism, satanism, , nationalism. targets christian churches, , 28 churches targeted during period. popular black metal musician varg vikernes, noted neo-pagan , nationalist, convicted of 3 of these arsons , charged fourth attempt.
overland park jewish community center: frazier glenn miller jr. shot , killed 3 people @ kansas jewish community center in 2014. prior becoming odinist, miller jr. member of ku klux klan.




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