TC 1-05
Religious Area/Impact Assessment
Table D-1. Religious assessment guide
Category
Specific questions
How does this society relate to the
Relationship to
religious group: (stamp out the group,
society
contain them, assimilate [absorb] them,
share power, or promote pluralism)?
How is this group viewed: (religious,
secret society, protest movement, or a
political party)?
Does the group have a distinctive
subculture or communal life?
How does the group influence society?
How do they use media resources?
What cell-like groups are present?
Organization
What is the nature of hierarchy within the
movement?
What are the centers of learning?
What are the sources of doctrinal
Doctrines and
authority?
myths
What are the sources of ethics?
What are their concepts of justice?
What are their concepts of reward?
Who are the heroes, villains, or rivalries
(past, present, or future)?
D-4
10 May 2005
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