Environmentalism: Does Religion Play A Role In Society

Religion is hardwired into humans. It provides an individual and/or group of people a framework to understand the world that they are living in and how to respond or behave to experiences. Furthermore, religion does not require ones belief in a high power or supernatural being. It just requires a belief in something that a group or individual deems sacred.

Religion fills an essential role in society because it is the framework that groups of people use to understand the world around them. Every group has a common framework that they use to make sense out of life and guide their behaviors. It is an essential part of everyday life that shapes the experiences of a group. Religion and its symbols motivate and inspire the values that a group holds and it tells them how they should respond to and feel about the world. (Chernus, 1965).

Human nature demands an order and meaning (Garreau,). Critchen believed that, if religion were suppressed in one form, then it would re-emerge in another form. This is because humans need something to believe in. They need to know
Therefore agreeing with Crinchton, Plimer, Garreau, and Nelson’s view of Environmentalism as a religion. Environmentalism velieves that Earth is sacred and needs to be protected from the pollution sinners that are leading mankind to the judgment day. That human have a purpose to take care of Earth through conservation of nature and creating a unity between mankind and the Earth. Environmentalists ignore historical facts that prove there has never been unity between mankind and Earth. They are feeling a void of order and meaning by believing in the concept that we are here on Earth to conserve the planet and create a harmonious relationship with nature. Religion does not require ones belief in a high power or supernatural being. It just requires a belief in something that a group or individual deems