Religion&Conflict

=__**Religion as a Challenge to World Peace**__= There are many religions the world. Some are seemingly benign, but may support actions taken which run contrary to achieving peaceful human relations. This unit will explore some conflicts which are in a significant way caused by religion. We will discuss attitudes towards faith and spirituality. Then we will view a documentary on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This video is important as it provides us with valuable information about the significance of Islam in shaping foreign and domestic policy in this very important nation. As well you will be expected to read an essay discussing Christian fundamentalism and how it impacts on American foreign policies.

To start with please watch the video, //The House of Saud//. It can be reached on Google video. We will use one class to watch this. Questions for this video will be due the class following your essay test.http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1o9jg_pbs-frontline-the-house-of-saud-1-o_politics
 * __The House of Saud__**

__**"God's Country?"**__ The article can be found at this website: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20060901faessay85504/walter-russell-mead/god-s-country.html

__**VOD Cast**__ Your assignment for this unit is a vod cast. See that it's a podcast even though it is written as labeled as an essay. Note that this is will be entered as an exam grade. Thus it carries a lot of weight. Use your class time wisely since how well you do will be part of the grade given. The best one will be submitted to the Phoenix Plume for publishing. Grading rubric

__Religion as a Source of Global Conflict Videos__ JAY,PETER,YONGMIN,SCOTT,PATRICK GROUP COMMUNICATION