Religion encourages citizens to be more virtuous. In the words of Tocqueville, “it [religion] facilitates their use of it [freedom],” meaning that without religion to bound human intellect, members of a democracy would not be able to make use of freedom (Tocqueville 280). Religion also teaches delayed gratification which prevents people from falling into an endless spiral of greed. Most importantly, “faith alone is the permanent state of humanity,” and without faith, humans would lose the part of themselves that gives them hope for the future (Tocqueville 284). Hope fuels humanity, and religion is “only a particular form of hope” that is potent enough to drive humanity to greatness (Tocqueville…
Before you keep reading, ask yourself this. What is religion to you? Think about the impact of religion. Think about how religion has impacted you and the people around you. Think about how religion’s impact made society to how it is today. There’s a quote from Pope Benedict XVI that explains what religions can do for us. This is what it says. “…The state does not impose religion, but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these…
Religion is affecting Schools, courts, politics, and communities. It is influencing the way people live their life in many ways. It spreads and is introduce in many forms. For centuries, many people have found comfort in Religion. However, I believe that in terms of comfort secularism and science has more to offer because religion is viral and harmful.…
Our lives are changing, the outstanding growth of our knowledge is increasing every day, yet our changing lives present increasingly complicated problems in an ageing society. Today’s 21st century has much to sort out that may help the upcoming society.…
In today's world, there are many things that we are not happy. The whole time we complain about something, what worries us. However, when a good think about it, we see that we spoil ourselves this world. Often, the inventions and strenuous effort take control of everything around you. The question is: what would I get rid of to improve life in the 21st century?…
Religion has affected society both positively and negatively throughout life. Most religions promote and educate individuals in social virtues; how to choose right over wrong regardless of personal desire (Fisher, 2005). Many charities feed, cloth, and shelter the homeless all in the name of their God and acting on their faith. Unfortunately, while organized religion promotes faith in positive social virtues it also can instill fear and oppress its follower at times. The followers who see the founder of a religion to be extraordinary or supernatural could be mislead by a dishonest and unethical leader (Fisher, 2005).…
If people in the world practiced what is taught by religion, then the world would be a better place. For example, Islam and Christianity preach peace and unity among human beings. Some are you argument suggests the claim that religion causes war is one based on opinion. That war would still occur even if religion did not exist. Human nature is one of greed, people always wanting more of of something else. But, when you Look at the crusades that went through Europe, look at the the inquisition in the colonies, all these are caused due to the fact that the churches want control by causing conflict through clash of opinions. In the general perspective, religion has a cause of war is a debatable issue as long as religion exist. So, If religion can’t be blamed for most wars and violence, then what is the primary cause? The same thing that triggers all crime, cruelty, loss of life, and other such things. Jesus provides the answer very clearly: “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness. All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man” (Mark…
Religion has held an important role in society since the beginning of civilisation and it has such power over people’s minds and shape the way our world developed. Whilst some sociological theories such as functionalist sees religion as performing a positive function in society as it can lead to social solidarity, integrating people into society, other sociological theories such as Marxist and Feminist totally disagrees with this and would argue that religion leads to instability and conflict in society.…
* Religion fulfils a need for security and relieves situations of emotional stress which could otherwise threaten social stability.…
Modern ages nowadays tend to satisfy the human needs. From the most vital to the less ones, technology advances beyond than we can imagine. Spiritually, however is not the same. Wars and violence still occurs, regardless of time and place. Bob Dogman once says: “Religion is just an easily corruptible system that can influence many people who subscribe to it”, (Does Religion Cause Wars, paragraph 4) People are obviously fond of manipulating religion for their own business of interest, without having the same interest in mastering the belief. That is the reason wars occur. Big minds in hiding the truth make the whole world blind and deaf, until the experts dig in. In facts, religion does not cause wars as it is devotees’ misconception, lust and needs satisfaction, and restoration of the rights which bring over the war.…
“In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.” - (Quote from former President Richard M. Nixon)…
Religion has influenced the world in many ways positive and negative ways. Some people say that religion is a waste of time. However, others will put their life on the line simply for their faith alone. Religion is very controversial by nature which is why there have been many conflicts over the existence of one religion or another. Any way that one looks at it though, religion has definitely had more of a positive influence on the world, giving people hope for something better, giving people a reason to act morally and responsibly, and simply by giving people faith in something. I think that religion is very important to the development and basic morals of a nation. However, I also believe that religion is something that should be practiced on one’s own time. I do not think that prayer should be allowed in public schools in the modern education system. In this essay, I will explain why I think that prayer should not be allowed in public schools.…
According to Norris & Inglehart, through the practice of atheism, atheists believe that religion is just a fallacy that might have developed in the past and passed on from generation to generation through the various teachings in culture (2011). For enthusiasts, the reason people are afraid to question religious teachings is because of the fear of repercussions that are likely to occur due to such disbelief. Under this context, religion was assumed to be a creation of scholarly studies in the past with philosophers trying to establish how religion came into being. The major question is what religion is all about and what entails the aspects of it.…
Religion is splitting up the community and causing many tragic incidents, which are caused by religious extremists. How is believing that by being a suicide bomber and killing many people good? Well in one religion it is. Plus religion extremism are the backbone of many many incidents. All it was used as a hope that there was a "better world" when you died, but it was never proven, like most if not all things in religion. Science is constantly proving and disproving facts using evidence, whereas religion is just a written book or books that never say why this or that happened. If we don't want crazy extremist people hijacking planes and flying them into buildings or being a suicide bomber, the religion has got to go.…
Religion has come to be a much stronger force than any material incentives. It is far better at directing positive behaviour towards social betterment than any laws or physical force. For instance, Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr conducted non-violent protests based upon religious beliefs. Religion can also be used to help bring people together as they are more willing to work together. By contrast, places that reject religion, such as Revolutionary France, communist Russia and China, or Nazi Germany are often very brutally oppressive. However, it is not always the case. For example, Iran: a country where religion is so prevalent is equally as oppressive as these countries.…