The Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, a Buddhist-majority country not known for religious violence or intolerance, are tapping into global worries about safety.
Experts who study long-term trends of religious intolerance and violence disagree, however, on whether things are getting worse, better or generally have remained level.
Even so, religious leaders say the attacks have come at a fragile time.
Religious institutions are losing power, and anger, tribalism and controversy boil away online every minute of the day. It's hard to gauge or stop tensions from ballooning, they say, and the Sri Lanka attacks are a reminder of the risks.
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