Cultural Violence and Religion

Can Religion be a cause for Cultural Violence? Johan Galtung wrote:

"Cultural violence" refers to aspects of a culture that can be used to justify or legitimize direct or structural violence, and may be exemplified by religion and ideology, language and art, empirical science and formal science"

(Galtung, Johan. "Cultural Violence," Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Aug., 1990), pp. 291–305)

Religiophobia

Religiophobia is the fear of religion. You find some data which can be a reason for religionphobia in the publication "Religiophobia" by Victoria Rationi.

Religiosity and Intelligence

The relation between Intelligence and Religion has been examined in this article:

Zuckerman, Miron, Silberman, Jordan & Hall, Judith A. (2013). The Relation Between Intelligence and Religiosity: A Meta-Analysis and Some Proposed Explanations. Personality and Social Psychology Review 17(4): 325-354.

Religion and Intelligence

The correlation between Religiosity and Intelligence has been examined in this article:

Zuckerman, Miron, Silberman, Jordan & Hall, Judith A. (2013). The Relation Between Intelligence and Religiosity: A Meta-Analysis and Some Proposed Explanations. Personality and Social Psychology Review 17(4): 325-354.

Is secularism related to atheism?

The answer given on this website is:

Secularism does not promote suppression of religion. To the contrary, it promotes freedom of religion and freedom from religion, meaning that you may worship any god if you choose to worship any.
A secular state does not have to be non-religious country and it can indeed be very religious.
In reality, however, secular countries tend to become non-religions.

In these three indices, Global Peace Index, Corruptions Perceptions Index and Social Progress Index, it can be noted that the top ten performers are some of the most secular countries in the world and they are also some of the least corrupt and most peaceful countries, who take care of their people in terms of social progress:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li...

You will also note that the top ten countries on the three lists are some of the least religious countries in the world:

 








Countries are not secular because they are non-religious. It is the other way around: the trend is that successful secular countries become increasingly non-religious as they realise that the gods and religion are not necessary for creating a peaceful tolerant society that takes good care of its people.

So in this sense the answer to your question is yes, there is a relation: secularism frequently leads to non-religiosity.

Violence against women and Religion

Is violence against women more accepted in religious countries? Make up your own mind:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_domestic_violence .

Religion and Violence against Children

How are children treated in religious countries? Make up your own mind after reading this report:

http://www.unicef.org/publications/index_74865.html .

Religion and Peace

Are religious countries more peaceful? Make up your own mind:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Peace_Index .

The psychology of deconversion

I think, therefore I blog.: The psychology of deconversion