# Religion Studies Grade 12 P2 NSC June 2018 Memo (English)

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                     SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS

                                   RELIGION STUDIES P2

                                            2018

                                   MARKING GUIDELINES

                                                                        MARKS: 150

                      These marking guidelines consist of 16 pages.

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QUESTION 1
NOTE: If no religion is mentioned or clearly implied in 1.1-1.5, no credit is given.
      If more than one religion is mentioned, only the first religion is credited.
      If a religion is mentioned only in any sub question, this religion is binding
      in 1.1 -1.5..
Other relevant responses must be credited.

1.1       EXAMPLE 1: ISLAM
          • According to the Qur'an, Allah created the universe in six phases.
          • Allah provides the energy and everything that the universe needs for
             survival.
          • According to Islam, the existence of the universe is not accidental.
          • Life is not purposeless, but planned and purposeful.
          • The vast variety of plants and animals species in the world has important
             roles in the ecosystem.
          • New forms of life are continuously being created and function according
             to established divine laws.
          • The universe is not eternal but has a fixed timespan.                             (10)

1.2        •   Islam believes in a universal God called Allah.
           •   Belief in the oneness of Allah is the foundation of Islam.
           •   Allah has other titles, which reflect His attributes.
           •   He is the Creator (Khaliq) and Originator (Badi) of the universe,
               continuing to create new forms of life and sustaining all of creation.
           •   Human beings must affirm and acknowledge the existence of Allah and
               live in accordance with His divine will.
           •   The Muslim understanding of divinity is shaped essentially by the Qur'an.      (10)

1.3        •   Humans are one of the many species that make up creation.
           •   Humans in Islam are the highest form of creation.
           •   They are vice-regents (khalifah) of Allah.
           •   This places an enormous responsibility on human beings.
           •   They are entitled to use the earth's resources for their own benefit.
           •   They have to respect creation highly, and use resources responsibly and
               efficiently.
           •   They are accountable for their actions on the Day of Judgment.                 (10)

1.4       Muslims fulfil their responsibilities because of the following reasons:
          • Muslims take care of one another.
          • They have special offerings they give for the poor and strangers.
          • They are also farmers who look after animals and cultivate the land.
          • The destruction of environment is forbidden and there is condemnation of
             pollution in Islam.
          • They live their life according to the Qur'an to demonstrate that they are
             vice-regents of Allah.
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          They do not fulfill their responsibilities:
          • Some Muslims are involved in wars and use chemical weapons. This is
             regarded as a war crime, e.g. Syria.
          • They recruit the youth to join extremist organizations to kill in the name of
             Islam, e.g. ISIS.
          • In some Muslim countries, modern society is depleting valuable natural
             resources.
          • They discriminate against non-Muslims, e.g. Egypt.
          • Civilian populations are not spared in conflict situations.
          • They use natural resources to create dangerous weapons to destroy one
             another rather than benefitting humans.
                                                                                               (10)
1.5        •   The sacred scripture of Islam is the Qur'an.
           •   The Qur'an is the final message for humanity given to the Prophet
               Muhammad through the archangel Gabriel.
           •   The Prophet shared the revelation with his followers orally.
           •   He could not read or write.
           •   The Qur'an is regarded as the Word of God.
           •   The Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet over a period of 23 years
           •   The Qur'an was revealed in Arabic language.
           •   Before the Prophet died, he had recited the entire Qur'an from memory.
           •   His followers wrote the Qur'an in the lifetime of the Prophet.
           •   The Qur'an cannot be translated without losing its meaning.
           •   The message and the teachings contained in the Qur'an cannot be
               separated from the language in which it is written.
           •   The secondary scriptures in Islam are Hadiths.
           •   Hadith refers to the sayings of Prophet Muhammad which were recorded
               by his scribes and remembered by his companions.
           •   The most famous compilers are Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim.                     (10)

1.1       EXAMPLE 2: BUDDHISM
          • Buddhists believe that the world was not created at any point in time.
          • The world has been created millions of times every second and will
             continue to do so by itself.
          • The world will break away by itself.
          • According to Buddhism, the world system always appears and disappears
             in the universe.
          • The universe, in which we live, has existed for an enormous period of
             time and possibly for endless time.
          • The explanation of the origin of the world is not a concern in Buddhism.
          • In the eyes of Buddha, the world is nothing but Samsara – the cycle of
             repeated birth and deaths.
          • The beginning and the end of the world is within this Samsara.
          • Since elements and energies are relative and inter-dependent, it is
             meaningless to single out anything as the beginning.                              (10)

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1.2        •   Divinity is not a key belief in Buddhism.
           •   Most forms of Buddhism accept that there are beings who are more
               powerful and who live longer than humans.
           •   They may be referred to as 'gods'.
           •   The core Buddhist teaching that everything is impermanent implies that
               even the gods in Buddhism are not immortal.
           •   They may live for millions of years, but eventually will die and be reborn.
           •   They did not create the universe, for they themselves are part of it.
           •   Buddhists may pray to a local god, but they do not believe that the god
               can help them become enlightened.                                                (10)

1.3        •   Buddhism sees being born as a human as rare and very precious, since
               one can be born as so many other types of being.
           •   Humanity is the only condition in which enlightenment is possible.
           •   In Buddhism human reincarnation is very important.
           •   The primary responsibility of every human is to become enlightened.
           •   Humans must share the way of enlightenment with others.
           •   Everything else is secondary and, anyway, impermanent.                           (10)

1.4       Buddhists fulfil their roles because of the following reasons:
          • In Buddhism, most Buddhists use meditation for peace of mind and
             enlightenment.
          • Buddhist communities are generally peace-loving, and accepting of other
             religions.
          • They focus on a goal of self-improvement.
          • They also attempt to find harmony in life and in nature.
          • The Buddhist lives a life of detachment, and rethinks past life to enter
             spiritual life.
          • Bodhisattvas delay themselves from entering nirvana out of compassion
             for human suffering, in order to help other humans become enlightened.
          They do not fulfill their responsibilities for the following reasons:
          • Buddhism has historically not been good at practical efforts to fight
             poverty, discrimination, diseases, as a way of enlightenment.
          • The Buddhist who emphasises that every person in the universe controls
             his/her own destiny, leads people to be greedy and selfish.
          • In Buddhism a person's luck or misfortune, success or failure, is
             determined by his/her deeds, and that leads to suffering for an unknown
             past.
          • Buddhists are also involved in ethnic cleansing in their countries, e.g. in
             Myanmar.
          • To get what they want, they are prepared not only to suffer themselves,
             but even to make others suffer.                                                    (10)

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1.5        •   The sacred scripture is the Pali Canon or Tripitaka/Tipitaka.
           •   The Tripitaka was written in the 1st century BCE.
           •   It contains some of the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, founder of
               Buddhism.
           •   It is called Tripitaka because it was first written on palm leaves, which
               were put in three different baskets.
           •   It is sometimes called Pali Canon because it was originally written in the
               Pali Language.
           •   In Theravada Buddhism, the very large canonical tradition goes back to
               about the fifth century BCE.
           •   It was transmitted orally for a few centuries before it was eventually
               written down.
           •   From its earliest time, it has produced an ever growing body of
               commentaries on the canonical tradition.
           •   The Tripitaka was transmitted in Pali, a language closely related to
               Sanskrit.
           •   Mahayana Buddhism has produced a voluminous body of literature in
               Buddhist form of Sanskrit.
           •   Of special importance is the Prajna-Paramita Sutras (the sutras about the
               wisdom that has gone beyond).                                                   (10)
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QUESTION2

2.1        •  The theory of evolution explains the development of life from a simple
              form to its most complex form today.
           • This development includes the evolution of humans through primitive
              stages to modern humans.
           Darwin's theory consists of four ideas:
           • Species contain a great variety of differences.
           • Both the world and species change over time.
           • In the fight for survival, better adapted variation will be favoured while
              those that are not fit will struggle to survive.
           • A species may gradually change its form and become more complex by
              developing along a path of successful variation.
           • According to Charles Darwin humans evolved from apes.                               (10)

          2.2.1        CHRISTIANITY
                       NOTE: If only the religious perspective is given, and is not linked
                       to Darwin’s theory, a maximum of FOUR marks may be awarded
                       for 2.2.1 and 2.2.2

                       •   Traditional Christians accept the literal interpretation of the
                           scriptures as written in the book of Genesis.
                       •   To these Christians, the word of God is the only literal truth.
                       •   Traditional Christians consider it impossible that humans
                           evolved from animals.
                       •   They believe that man was created in the 'image of God'
                       •   The theory of evolution is therefore rejected by conservative
                           Christians.
                       •   The liberal Christians accommodate Darwin's theory and
                           understand the book of Genesis to be interpreted
                           symbolically.                                                   (8)

          2.2.2        HINDUISM
                       • Hinduism has a more complicated theory of evolution than
                          Darwin's theory.
                       • Their concept of evolution also involves spiritual evolution.
                       • Hindus believe that one has control over both spiritual and
                          physical evolution.
                       • Good life leads to gradual evolution to an advanced form.
                       • Doing good deeds leads to better life, and bad deeds lead to
                          lower life in reincarnation.
                       • Darwin's theory of evolution has some shortcomings because
                          it does not address spiritual life.                          (8)

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          2.3.1       •   The scientific theory of creation of the universe is called the Big
                          Bang theory.
                      •   What existed before the Big Bang is not known.
                      •   There was a big explosion in space and within seconds the
                          universe had appeared and expanded to an enormous size.
                      •   It happened about fifteen billion years ago.
                      •   Small temperature differences in the initial explosion led to
                          varying densities throughout the universe.
                      •   These eventually formed into clusters of matter and energy.
                      •   They formed vast collection of stars that we call galaxies.
                      •   Some galaxies condensed into a combination of stars and planets
                          called solar systems.
                      •   Our earth belongs to one of the solar systems.                           (12)

          2.3.2       EXAMPLE 1: ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS.
                      • Abrahamic religions believe in creation as narrated in their holy
                         scriptures.
                      • They believe that the universe was created by a Creator called
                         God/Allah/Elohim.
                      • The Creator is male.
                      • At first only the Creator existed, and He then made the universe.
                      • The universe is separate from the Creator.
                      • God created the universe in six days.
                      • The first two humans were Adam and Eve.
                      • They were created in the image of God.
                      • At the end of time, the universe that we see will be replaced by
                         something perfect after a judgement day./The universe is not
                         permanent.

                      EXAMPLE 2: HINDUISM
                      • To Hindus, the universe is the Creator.
                      • The Creator has existed and will exist for all time.
                      • The Creator has no limitation and therefore is not 'he', 'she or
                         anything.
                      • The Creator exists in either an active or a passive state.
                      • The passive state is a state of rest when nothing happens.
                      • At rest, the universe has no form, and is undifferentiated.
                      • After a long time, the Creator stirs and becomes active. This is
                         when some parts of the universe are different from other parts
                         and 'creation' begins.                                                    (12)
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QUESTION 3

3.1       3.1.1        •   Secularism means a separation of power between state and
                           religion.
                       •   In the 16th century, Martin Luther set in motion certain changes
                           that led to the splintering of Christianity into Catholic and
                           Protestant groups.
                       •   This led to decades of religious wars in Europe.
                       •   At the time, the Church was very influential, both politically and
                           socially.
                       •   Kings, emperors and nobility used the Church to establish their
                           power.
                       •   In return, religious leaders also influenced rulers to promote
                           their interpretation of beliefs.
                       •   All the warring parties thought that a society would be peaceful
                           if everyone shared the same beliefs.
                       •   People started to seek for a state where there would be
                           religious tolerance.
                       •   Intellectuals of the time came to a conclusion that religion was
                           divisive rather than uniting.
                       •   A government which was based purely on reasoning and on an
                           understanding of human nature was then the solution.
                       •   The Prince of Orange was one of the first persons to advocate
                           a split between church and state.
                       •   Thus government and morality were divorced from religion, and
                           secularism came into being.                                             (12)
          3.1.2        EXAMPLE 1:
                       • AGNOSTICISM
                       • The word 'agnosticism' comes from Greek: 'a-' meaning
                          'without' and 'gnosis' meaning 'knowledge'.
                       • This refers to uncertainty about God-knowledge.
                       • Agnostics believe that it is not possible to either prove or
                          disprove the existence of a God/supernatural being.
                       • Agnostics are sceptical of religious teachings.
                       • They also argue that humans cannot comprehend such a thing
                          as a divine power.
                       • They reject religious doctrine, especially religions that claim
                          they have spiritual knowledge.

                       EXAMPLE 2:
                       • MATERIALISM
                       • As a secular worldview, materialism believes that matter is the
                          only reality.
                       • Materialism teaches its followers that there is no supernatural
                          realm.
                       • This worldview is opposed to the religious worldviews that are
                          based on the beliefs that affirm the existence of any form of
                          spiritual reality.

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                       •   Materialism propagates that nothing exists but nature.
                       •   According to materialism, any being that is viewed as beyond
                           nature is a creature of imagination.
                       •   Materialism forbids its followers to subject themselves to any
                           spiritual dependency.
                       •   New terms were developed from materialism, namely,
                           dialectical materialism and historical materialism.
                       •   In dialectical materialism matter is regarded as the
                           fundamental cause of everything.
                       •   Historical materialism: economics and the relationships
                           between workers and owners as the basic structure in the
                           community are referred to as historical materialism.
                       •   However, contemporary physicists and neuroscientists are
                           challenging materialist explanations of reality.                      (14)

          3.1.3        • There is peace because all religions are recognised as being
                         equal.
                       • There is no religion that is officially favoured by the state.
                       • It promotes religious freedom.
                       • It promotes religious tolerance.
                       • In a secular constitution, all religions may practise and worship
                         in their own ways but must not infringe on the religious rights of
                         others.
                       • In state functions, such as the inauguration of the president, all
                         religions participate.
                       • Religion cannot dictate terms on the laws of the state.
                       NOTE: Other relevant responses must be credited.                          (14)

3.2       • Clearest meaning.
          • Grammar and historical context.
          • Plan, purpose and context.
          • Meaning of words.
          • Figurative language.
          • Other sacred texts.                                                                  (10)
          NOTE: Any FIVE of the above responses must be credited.
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QUESTION 4

4.1       4.1.1        •  Lack of knowledge about sex and contraceptives.
                       •  Family breakdown.
                       •  Peer pressure.
                       •  Low educational expectations.
                       •  Heightened sex-based messages in the media.
                       •  Barrier to access contraceptives including negative attitude of
                          health staff.
                       • Low self-esteem.                                                       (10)
                       NB: Other relevant responses must be credited.
          4.1.2        • The formal education of the teen mothers remains on hold
                          during pregnancy.
                       • They often do not complete their studies, owing to the
                          responsibilities of motherhood.
                       • They drop out of school, resulting in fruitless expenditure by
                          the education department.
                       • They then receive a child maintenance grant, which is further
                          government expenditure.
                       • Teenage moms can abandon their children, making them the
                          state's responsibility.
                       • Teenage mothers lack family support structures, and often
                          become victims of abuse.
                       • Teenage moms are more prone to committing suicide.
                       • Teenage pregnancy can result in medical complications in both
                          the mother and her baby.
                                                                                                (10)
                       NB: Other relevant responses must be credited

          4.1.3        EXAMPLE 1: CHRISTIANITY
                       • 'The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord,
                          and the Lord for the body.' (1Cor 6: 13).
                       • This means that sex and sexuality must be within Biblical
                          teachings that forbid extra- marital sex.
                       • 'The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.' (Psalm 23:1-6).
                       • It means the youth must rely on God for their needs, and to
                          avoid sugar daddies/Blessers.
                       • 'You shall not commit adultery.'(Exodus 20:14).
                       • This commandment forbids pre-marital sex and extra-marital
                          sex.
                       • Christians are taught to live a holy life, including abstinence
                          from sex before marriage.
                       • 'If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with
                          her, he shall give the bride price for her'. (Exodus 22:16-17).
                       • This means that the man has to compensate her, thus
                          discouraging sex outside of marriage.

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                       EXAMPLE 2: AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION
                       • Among the traditional Aka people, there are laws that are
                          meant to ensure that a woman maintains her virginity.
                       • In some instances early marriage is encouraged to avoid teen
                          pregnancy.
                       • Marriage serves as a sacred traditional stage to move from
                          childhood to adulthood.
                       • According to African tradition no woman is allowed to get
                          married without having gone through puberty rites.
                       • Every young woman has to remain a virgin prior to marriage.
                       • The religion teaches followers about abstinence from sexual
                          intercourse before marriage (principle of Ubuntu, respecting
                          one's body and lineage).
                       • Virginity testing is done by African women in order to fight
                          teenage pregnancy.
                       • Amongst the AmaZulu, the Reed Dance festival promotes
                          maintenance of virginity among Zulu maidens.
                       • If a Zulu man impregnates a lady outside wedlock he has to
                           pay compensation for that (ukuhlawula).
                       NB: Other relevant responses must be credited                         (10)

4.2       EXAMPLE 1: CHRISTIANITY
          •    ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
          • The branch sees itself as the original church.
          • God is made up of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. (The Trinity).
          • They believe that everyone is born in sin, because Adam and Eve
             disobeyed God's command.
          • The Holy Spirit comes from God the Father and the Son.
          • EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH
          • They believe that they are the rightly guided church.
          • They teach that the Pope does not have supreme authority over the
             church.
          • They believe that the Holy Spirit comes from God only and not the Son.
          • They believe that they are the original church founded by Jesus Christ.
          • PROTESTANTISM
          • They believe that faith is the key to salvation.
          • They teach that rituals are less important.
          • The Bible has more authority than the Pope.
          • Salvation is a gift given freely through the works of Jesus Christ.

          EXAMPLE 2: AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION
          •   AMAZULU
          • They believe and acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being called
             uMvelinqangi.
          • They believe that His status is so high that he cannot be directly
             approached.
          • Communication with uMvelinqangi is done through the ancestors.

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           •   They also believe in a ceremony called 'brought back'(ukubuyisa ritual),
               where the living dead is established as an ancestor.
           •   When there is illness or misfortune people consult either a diviner or a
               traditional healer.
           •   They believe in the princess of heaven called uNomkhubulwana, who is
               associated with agriculture, rain and fertility.

               • AKA
           •   The Aka believe in a creator spirit called Bembe.
           •   They believe that Bembe retired after the act of creation.
           •   They believe in the forest spirit called Dzengi.
           •   They believe that Dzengi assists them in successful hunting.
           •   Aka also have rituals directed to the spirits of ancestors and animals.
           •   They also believe that people and animals reincarnate within their species

                • YORUBA
           •   They believe that Olodumare/Olorun is the creator spirit.
           •   They believe that each human possesses a fate or destiny.
           •   They also believe that life is cyclical.
           •   The aim of reincarnation is spiritual improvement.
           •   They believe that good spirits become one with Olodumare.
           •   They believe that the cosmos has two levels – the sky and the earth.
           •   The Yoruba accept that after death a person enters the spirit realm and
               joins the living dead.                                                          (20)
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QUESTION 5
NOTE: If the area of conflict is a local conflict that can be verified, it must be
credited.

5.1       EXAMPLE 1: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR)
          • The conflict began approximately in 2003, when president Bozize seized
             power in the country.
          • A number of rebel groups fought against the government in what is called
             CAR Bush War (2003 – 2007)
          • These groups were called the Seleka (Union).
          • Peace talks between the rebels and government broke down in 2012.
          • The rebels accused Bozize of reneging on amnesty promises.
          • The Seleka captured a number of key towns in 2012.
          • They seized Bangui, the capital, in 2013.
          • The president fled the country in 2014.
                                                                                              (14)
          • Several unrests flared up in the absence of any effective government.

5.2        •   In 2017, the renewed violence in CAR made many people to flee their
               homes.
           •   There is still relentless suffering.
           •   Some became displaced within the CAR.
           •   Others were forced to flee their country.
           •   The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was planning to visit CAR in
               October 2017 because of the ongoing turmoil.
           •   In January 2018, Rodrique Ngaibona, known as 'General Andjilo', a
               warlord who fought in anti-Balaka (anti-Muslim) was sentenced to life in
               prison.
           •   In February 2018, Armel Sayo, the president of the fearsome Revolution
               and Justice Movement, urged all rebel elements to cease hostility and
               support the programme of Disarmament, Demobilisation and
               Reintergration.
                                                                                              (12)
           •   There is now hope for peace in Central African Republic.

5.3        •   This is not a religious conflict.
           •   However, religion is exploited for political gain.
           •   The main cause of conflict is political unrest.
           •   The warring factions all want to have exclusive access to oil and diamond
               resources.
           •   Both Christian and Muslim leaders showed support for African Union
               peace keepers
           •   Religious leaders are engaging with conflicting parties in dialogue.
           •   They took care of the casualties of war.
           •   They provided shelter to the victims of conflict.
           •   They provided medical assistance.
           •   They provided food to those who are needy due to the violence.
           •   They repaired clinics.
           •   They promoted mutual respect among the parties in conflict.                    (10)

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5.4       YES
          Religion may be successful if the parties involved engage in dialogue:
          • If they respect one another.
          • If they tolerate one another.
          • If religion displays a high level of impartiality.
          • If parties involved in conflict may understand the value of compromise.
          • If the government supports the religious leaders.
          • If religion is objective in its approach to solving the conflict.
          NO
          Religion may not be successful if it is subjective in its dealing with
          conflict resolution
          • Religion has to be impartial in its approach.
          • Failure to do so will mean that parties will not participate meaningfully.
          • Sometimes religion is not credible when it is understood as being partial
              and subjective when making decisions
          • Sometimes religions do not have a strong enough influence.
          • The parties in conflict must desire to reach a peace agreement – religion
              by itself will not achieve it
          • This calls for co-operation of all stakeholders in order to be successful.       (14)

5.1       EXAMPLE 2: SUDAN
          • The conflict in Sudan has lasted more than 100 years.
          • The north of Sudan comprises mainly Arabic-speaking tribes. They are
             largely Muslim.
          • Some tribes are animists.
          • Other tribes are Christians who live in the Darfur region and the south.
          • There are also economic factors that play a role.
          • The economy of the north is better developed than the south.
          • The discovery of oil in the south (Heglig fields) has led to factional
             conflict.
          • Khartoum tends to exert political control over the south (because of oil).
          • When Khartoum imposed Sharia law on the whole country, it resulted in
             an armed uprising against the government.
          • The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) was formed and led the
             attacks against the government.
          • SPLA split into different factions, and turned to against each other.            (14)

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5.2        •   Although South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 through
               a UN referendum, little has changed.
           •   Civil war erupted in South Sudan after the independence, and continues
               today.
           •   Armed groups have turned on each other.
           •   The vulnerable civilians are the victims.
           •   The peace agreement signed in August 2015 proved to be ineffective.
           •   There is still serious conflict between government and opposition parties.
           •   There is widespread abuse of human rights and war crimes are being
               committed by the warring factions.
           •   The healthcare centres are also vandalised.
           •   In Sudan itself, there are sporadic uprisings against the government.
           •   These are economic in nature.                                                   (12)

5.3        • This is not a religious war.
           • Religion plays only a minor role in the conflict.
           • No attempt has been made by one religion to convert another religion.
           • Muslims were also enlisted in the SPLA.
           • The imposition of Sharia law was therefore not the cause of the conflict.
           • There was also evidence of infighting in the SPLA soon after it was
             formed. The conflict was therefore not caused by religion.
           • There are numerous other divisions (economic, cultural and tribal) which
             have continued, even after the independence of South Sudan.
          • Religious organisations such as Islamic Relief and the Catholic Agency
             for Overseas Development provide humanitarian support.
          • This includes repairing schools and clinics, and providing food and water.         (10)

5.4       NO
          • People involved in civil uprising in Sudan are all Muslims.
          • There is no religious domination in South Sudan, and still the conflict
             continues.
          • The warring factions in South Sudan comprise Christian, Muslim and
             animists.
          • The splits are along tribal and economic lines, rather than religious lines.
          • Religion, more often, is seen as favouring one side by the parties
             involved.
          • Under the circumstances, religion does not have an influence over
             politicians.
          • Religion generally relies on public donations./ Religion has very limited
             funding.
          • The limited funding hampers the role of religion.
          • This also inhibits their role in any attempt to involve the conflicting parties
             in brokering peace.
          • Religious organisations do not have the mechanism to enforce
             agreements, for example, an army.

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          YES
          • Religion may be successful if the parties involved engage in dialogue.
          • There is a greater chance of success-
            o If they respect one another.
            o If they tolerate one another.
            o If religion may display a high level of impartiality
            o If parties involved in conflict may understand the value of compromise.
            o If warring parties have sufficient trust in religious organisation.
            o If governments can support religious organisation financially.              (14)
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                                                                             TOTAL:       150

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