Emilile Durkheim's View Of Religion

The assigned reading expressed the views of three different people. Their views were all in relation to religion. One of the people mentioned in the reading is Emilie Durkheim, his thoughts all focus on supporting his claim that religion’s purpose in society is to create and reinforce the collective bond. Durkheim basically is alluding to religion being the glue that holds society together. Like Durkheim, I agree that religion is the glue that holds society together. Religion, from my perspective, shapes many of the world’s political views as well as how we interact within society. Durkheim also had some opinions on the shift of religion, which in many ways correlate with the data found in figures 1 and 2. Although this data suggests a dramatic
Society’s moral conscience and many of the laws prior to 2015 were made based on religious principles. It is only when people incorrectly quote and interpret the Bible that the world is presented with theories such as that of Karl Marx. He believed the purpose of religion is to serve as the interest of the ruling class. Marx theory does support the actions of slave owners, but it does not reflect the views of GOD. The Bible clearly teaches against such beliefs. In Matthew 19:24 the Bible states, “it is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of GOD”. Also in Matthew 21:12-13, the Bible again outlaws the use of religion for personal gain. The belief in GOD and Jesus Christ is not something meant to be exploited for personal gain or wealth. Christianity is not a marketing tool, but according to Max Weber, religion is the building block of capitalism. Weber also theorizes that every person on the Earth has a purpose prearranged by GOD. I agree with Weber on this. The Bible says that he has given each person a gift but that not all individuals received the same gift Romans
In his mind, wealthy people were the people that were going to Heaven. Weber’s ideas were in complete contrast to those of Marx. Where Marx views stood on the side of oppression, Weber’s views stood on the side of a revolution. Weber deduced that if religious ideas were shared by enough people it would change the course of history. This in some way aligns with the data found in figures 3 and 4, which shows an increased number of Muslim believers within the population. Having more people that believe the views of Muslims would result in an alteration in history. Realistically, as stated before, there may be more Islamic believers, but Christianity will remain the leader in influence. With all the negative connotation about Islamic believers, I highly doubt America’s leading religion would be Islam. September 11, 2001, had an enormous impact on the views Americans have towards people who practice the beliefs of Muslims. I recently interviewed someone who practiced Hinduism, and she said the greatest misconception about her religion is that it is the same as Muslims. She said that people often assume that since Muslims and Hindus look the same, they believe the same things. I think this misconception reveals a lot about