Religious controversies

There have been a number of religious controversies over the teaching of science, certain religious practices, and in the depiction of religion or religious figures in culture.

Main articles: Religion and Controversy

Science and religion

The greatest contemporary controversy involving religion and science is the teaching of evolution in schools. This debate is most prevalent in generally conservative regions of the United States and there is little serious debate on the subject outside the United States.

Society

The Chinese Rites controversy was a dispute within the Catholic Church from the 1630s to the early 18th century about whether Chinese folk religion rites and offerings to the emperor constituted idolatry or not.

Female genital cutting and circumcision attract controversy especially when practiced outside of the countries in which they are commonly performed.

Visual arts

Books
  • The Da Vinci Code has had many complaints centered on the book's speculations and alleged misrepresentations of core aspects of Christianity and the history of the Roman Catholic Church. (see Criticisms of The Da Vinci Code)
  • There is controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses and the author was threatened with death. (see The Satanic Verses controversy)
  • Lajja, a novel by Taslima Nasrin which led to protests and death threats in Bangladesh and the author having to flee the country
  • His Dark Materials is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman that has attracted criticism from some religious individuals and groups due to the negative portrayal of organised religion.
  • Religious debates over the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling stem largely from assertions that the Harry Potter novels contain occult or Satanic subtext.

Film/Television
  • Monty Python's Life of Brian, a controversial comedy film about religion, attracted controversy and was censored in some British towns, such as Aberystwyth in Wales for almost 30 years after it was first released.
  • South Park's controversial Bloody Mary episode.
  • The Last Temptation of Christ film, as with the novel of the same name, depicts the life of Jesus Christ while free from sin, was still subject to every form of temptation that humans face, including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance and lust.
  • Innocence of Muslims, a low-budget film that ridicules Islam and its prophet, Muhammad, and as a result, it causes furor in the Muslim world including the 2012 diplomatic missions attacks.

See also
  • Censorship by religion

References
  1. Student Arrested in Koran-in-Toilet Incidents at Pace U. - Chronicle.com
  2. Michelle Malkin ยป Which of these is a crime in America? Update: Criminal complaint added
  3. Pace University student who dumped Qurans in toilet gets community service
  4. Blatchford, Christie (March 6, 2018). "Christie Blatchford: Depiction of nude on a prayer mat too provocative for Ontario art school". The National Post. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018.
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