- Some scholars believe that there is a strong link between Christianity and the democratic movement
- Religious groups strongly favor in-group believers then out-group non-believers thus they are more likely to support political officials which subscribe to their religion.
- Religions can be seen as a powerful political force 
- Religions have a past of violence and some believe that some religions (doctrine)  may use their doctrine in order to legitimate the use of violence  


Politically Relevant Divisions: Great influence of religious institutions on government 

- Scholars disagree that religious institutions are the main trigger for contentious collective action
-Believe that other social and political institutions are just as violent or willing to participate in contentious collective action if not more the religious institutions
-Some scholars believe that religious institutions are brought into the unrest through positions and their politicals bids for support 

Politically Relevant Divisions: Religious institutions are not the main trigger

Scholars are divided in whether religious groups reflect and/or reinforce politically-relevant divisions that could affect which party or government group is in charge. This could end in a  possible regime change.

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Scholars have not reached a consensus on whether religious groups help induce contentious collective action or help keep social peace and stability. As such three main points are often disagreed on.

1. Do religious doctrines and values make religious groups more or less likely to participate and lunch collective contention? 
2.  Do religious groups reflect and/or reinforce politically-relevant divisions that could affect which party or government group is in charge (possible regime change)?
3. Do religious groups' organizational structures facilitate or prevent contentious collective action?

Religions: Contentious Collective Action

Tao, Y. Agitators, Tranquilizers, or Something Else: Do Religious Groups Increase or Decrease Contentious Collective Action?. Religions 2018, 9(7), 213; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel9070213.
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/7/213


Agitators, Tranquilizers, or Something Else: Do Religious Groups Increase or Decrease Contentious Collective Action?

Scholars are divided in whether the doctrine and values of religion will make it more or less likely to organize and/or participate in contentious collective action. 


 Doctrines and Values: Religious Contentious Collective Action

Politically Relevant Divisions: Religious Contentious Collective Action

Scholars are divided on whether religious groups' organizational structures facilitate or prevent contentious collective action

Organizational Structures: Religious Contentious Collective Action

There are five main limitations regarding the debate and studying of religious contentious collective action. These five knowledge gaps need to be filled to gain a better understanding of the role of religious organizations in contentious collective action.

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