Religious police
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| - | '''Civil authority''' (also known as '''civil government''') is that apparatus of the [[Sovereign state|State]] other than its [[military]] units that enforces [[law and order (politics)|law and order]]. It is also used to distinguish between religious authority (for example [[Canon law]]) and secular authority. | + | '''Religious police''' is the [[police force]] responsible for the enforcement of [[form (religion)|religious norms]] and associated [[religious law]]s. |
| + | While most police enforcing religious norms in the modern world are the [[Islamic religious police|Islamic]] and found in Muslim countries such as [[Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Saudi Arabia)|Saudi Arabia]] or [[Basij|Iran]], some are not (for example in Vietnam, the religious security police monitor “extremist” religious groups, detaining and interrogating suspected Dega Protestants or Ha Mon Catholics). | ||
| - | ==See also== | + | ==Religious police forces== |
| - | *[[Religious persecution]] | + | * [[Kano State Hisbah Corps]] |
| - | *[[Religious uniformity]] | + | * [[Islamic religious police]] |
| - | *[[Religious police]] | + | * [[Vice squad]] |
| - | *[[Theocracy]] | + | |
| - | *[[Military operations other than war]] | + | |
| - | *[[Operation Garden Plot]] | + | |
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Religious police is the police force responsible for the enforcement of religious norms and associated religious laws.
While most police enforcing religious norms in the modern world are the Islamic and found in Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia or Iran, some are not (for example in Vietnam, the religious security police monitor “extremist” religious groups, detaining and interrogating suspected Dega Protestants or Ha Mon Catholics).
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