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Religious Harmony Among Yorubas: â€œResolution of â€œJesus Healing Crusade, Ede Conflictâ€ and Less

Authors: ALAO David

Publication Type: Journal article

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Religious conflict constitutes one of the greatest challenges to peaceful coexistence in Nigeria as Inter and intra-religious peace initiatives have not recorded outstanding success. The successful management of misunderstanding over â€œJesus Healing Crusadeâ€ 2011 in Ede, Osun State motivated the study to examine the mechanisms adopted and the lessons for other conflict prone communities. This descriptive study adopted secondary techniques of data collection such as interview, relevant books, journals and Internet sources. It found that the religious mix and egalitarian posture of a typical Yoruba community made religion a personal matter based on individual conviction. In addition, the traditional institution considers peace as not negotiable thereby making the intervention of other peace agents successful. It concludes that political elitesâ€™ adoption of religion as a political weapon when other means to achieve selfish individual or collective goals failed, in a nation with high level of poverty and poor understanding of religious tenets cannot but make religion a source of conflict. The study recommends sincere inter-religious dialogue, severe punishment for agents of religious crisis no matter how highly placed they are and respect for cultural values and norms that hold society together. Finally, the resolution of the conflict in Ede was an eye opener to other ethnic groups in Nigeria that religion should not be a vector for conflict or division, especially among the Christians and Muslims.

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ALAO,D. and . (0000). Religious Harmony Among Yorubas: â€œResolution of â€œJesus Healing Crusade, Ede Conflictâ€ and Less, 0 (), pp0-0.

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A.David , "Religious Harmony Among Yorubas: â€œResolution of â€œJesus Healing Crusade, Ede Conflictâ€ and Less" vol.0, no., pp. 0-0, 0000.

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