7 dimensions

Question 1

nilian smart

Answer 1

REMDEIM

Question 2

NRM V OCCULT

3 SCHOLARS

Answer 2

• cult is threat to mainstream society; use time to assess with Cult or NRM
• NRM is a new term from academic discourse and is applied to religious movements from the 19th century onwards. (TOVV & JOSEPH ZAND).

3 elements of NRM:
a. Large acceptance in society
b. Sizeable membership
c. Established after 19th century.

Question 3

Kenya definition of religion - I case

Answer 3

1. JWM V Board of management of Olympia HS, ministry of education and AG
   - COK does not define religion
   - BLD
   - ISSUE: Whether Rastafari is a religion, to allow students to have rastas in school. Yes; violation under A.32, 43 and 53.

Question 4

Ubiquity in kenya

Answer 4

• Elisabeth Stoddard on UBIQUITY in kenya
  1. faith institutions need to be part of this ‘harmonization’ process.
  2. A uniform conception of secularism unlikely to translate to Kenyan realities.
  3. An autochtonous system where western views on secularism are forgone for a Kenyan society reflecting approach to governance and religion