Cause and Effect : Religion

Religion provides answers, evokes a sense of comfort in the unknown, and designs a moral code; however controversy now surrounds this subject regarding whether religion’s impact is more detrimental or beneficial to a society as a whole. Mark Twain’s narrator, Hank Morgan, travels back in time and attempts to accelerate the advancement of these people through the creation of technology and more importantly the destruction of the Church. Religion is a driving force in Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, as both the benefits and consequences are analyzed in order to address religion 's impact on society.

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." When we have this kind of responsibility in the congregation, it makes a domain where we are all in this walk of life together. We appreciate great circumstances together and express gratitude toward God, yet we likewise stay with each other amid troublesome circumstances. Truth be told, if there are never troublesome circumstances, we would never reach the point of knowing whether we are submitted or not. " The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Dr. Martin Luther King

Religions affect the lives of its followers greatly because if you're a Muslim you have to pray five times a day, if you're a Jew you can't have any other gods, and if you believe in Buddhism you have to follow the middle path to stop suffering. All these rules you have to follow can take away time from you and can make you give up stuff you have, even make you leave money behind.

It is my safety zone and place to go in the good and bad times of my life. When my parents got divorced, I felt alone and did not know what to do. My parents no longer took me to church and that really bothered me. It was a beautiful Sunday in April, when I decided to go to church with my friend. I was tired of being alone and knew I was missing something in my life. I discovered that what was missing was Jesus, on that very day I gave my life to Christ. From that day forward, I have had peace knowing that I am not alone even when I feel like I do not belong at home. It was the best feeling in the world, I was forgiven and my heart felt whole. He has never left my side, even when I turned from him. I am here to serve him and spread his love so others can have the comfort and peace that only he can

2012. p. 306). When people attend church, they have their fellow church members; they can talk with about their problems. The church members can support each other through whatever trauma they may be experiencing.

*To spend time together as a family *To share God’s word *To connect with the church

Religion is one of the most important components of culture which has been used in understanding the universe, natural phenomena, what to die for and how to dwell among other people. Religion can be considered as culture by itself because it provides the set of values, beliefs and guidelines for specific behavior (Samovar, Porter, McDaniel & Roy, 2013, p.40). Religion helps to control the social behavior, maintains conflict, supports emotions and gives explanations to unexplainable.

I had always gone to church and gone through the motions, but i never had felt connected to god or like church was an exciting environment for me. Despite my slight protest, I knew my peers had my best interest at heart so I trailed behind them as we divulged into the church (White’s Chapel).

Why does the Church matter? That is the question many of us ask. The author Joshua Harris through his book, “Why Church matters: Discovering your place in the Family of God” talks about the Church and its importance for us as Christians. He describes the Church as the community where we can find growth, encouragement, and closer relationship with God. In his book, Harris pictures this relationship as a marriage, where we are the spouse and the church is the wife. Before we decide to marry the Church, we need to commit to it, as a gloom commit to her bride and is willing to give his life and sacrifice everything for her. Further, the author explains how we (believers) are part of something bigger than us, which is the universal Church, but

43% of Americans attend church to grow closer to God. Attending church is important. Although about 75% of people do not attend church, about 40% of people attend church regularly. People should attend church because they could learn about our omniscient and indescribable God, lovingly and willingly serve God, and fellowship and pray with other Christians.

Human beings have 4 basic needs that must be met. They have physical needs where they need to fix a problem in their life, they have social needs where they need to belong to something they have ego, needs where they need to feel important and they have spiritual needs where they need to connect and help others. People will attend church to fulfill a need. The church needs to communicate to people how to discover their purpose, how to have better

There have been copious amounts of research done on close relationships concerning roles they play in coping with adversity and stress. A lot of research is available on loneliness, social support, stress, and coping. There is very little research done on the relationship between religious beliefs and these processes. Many religions, including Christianity, focus on relationship with God or some other type of deity. The interesting thing about this that certain religions seem to be correlated with loneliness, the experience of it. Previous studies have shown results that reflect that religion and loneliness are directly related. One study showed that, Christians who emphasize a personal relationship with Jesus were less lonely than Christians

Our changing church culture remains an incubator for change. Society is changing each day. Every facet of life is quickly changing. The moral fiber of a nation is being tested and is changing. The need for stability, or an anchor for life is desperately needed and sought. Church is the place that’s always offered stability in such times. It’s been the anchor for life that people need and desire. When that stable placed is shaken with change, people get restless. When no good reason is given for change, it can cause

Usually pain is evident -we see it everyday, whether it be a tripping child or yet another attempt at genocide in a country far away. Sometimes Neosporin is all it takes to treat the wound, other times, the military comes thwart the pains of a nation, but what about the pain that we can’t see? How could a government fix the intangible? These are issues like shaming, homophobia, prejudice, all left unregulated. they can’t be. But they can be propagated. This is demonstrated by organized religion, or for these purposes, the Christian Church. A growing issue in America is that these intangible grievances are becoming far more visible and reachable with every coming day. It is far from an anomaly to see a dead

Religion has been a powerful force in human history. Mankind has longed and searched for the answers to its purpose, the reason for being and the possibility of life after physical death. They reasoned that an afterlife would be a place of accounting and reckoning for the life they lived on earth. Religious belief systems seemed to give the answers as to how to prepare for the afterlife. Religion became the means of giving answers to those basic yet deep-seated questions of both life and death. Religion provided a format of rules and laws for conduct and treatment toward others based on the desires and wishes of a god or gods that people envisioned, imagined or invented. Religious belief systems have been a powerful force for good and bad...good in the sense that it provided a measure of individual behavior and order in society for the wellbeing of the whole, but bad in the sense that men of ambition who craved power and control over others would often use religion as a tool of manipulation and fear. A casual glance of history tells us that complete civilizations have been built, grown and maintained around elaborate religious systems, ancient Egypt being a prime example.