Religion And The Role Of Religion In Contemporary Society

Religion has been one of the strongest institutions in the world nearly since the beginning of time itself. There are and have been many types of different religions and/or belief systems throughout history. These different religions have been the source of many different conflicts over time such as wars. They have also been the source of unification and common ground. As religion has gotten bigger and bigger, it has lead to widespread changes in how it is disseminated amongst its constituents. This has naturally lead to the advent of religion becoming institutionalized and mainstream in a way.

Religion is one of the greatest creations of mankind. Human beings are different from any other animals because of their ability to think and to create. When man evolved to form societies or countries, when they need to understand better the world around them, religions were created naturally.

Almost all religions around the world are based on a belief. Almost every religion have certain rules and principles that order together within a society: Many people misunderstand and misinterpret the holy texts the Bible, Quran, Torah, and others fabricate. Religion is defined as faith to a higher being who one believes has created us. It has also been used as laws through history to stop the committing of crimes. In many religions, the consequences of breaking rules and regulations of the religion are burning in the pit of hell. Religion is man-made and was created for many reasons but mainly to keep peace and justice in the world. But the words can be manipulated and used as an excuse to start wars on this planet. This caused many to believe that the world would be a better place without religion.

A religion is a system of beliefs that explains things about the Universe, answers essential philosophical questions and tells its followers how to live their lives in order to achieve the goal of that religion, whether it be pleasing the gods of the religion, acquiring salvation from a curse, punishment, ailment etc. that the religion claims people or persons have or self-betterment. In the religions of Ancient Egypt, Buddhism and Christianity, a clear link between environment and religion can be seen. Religion has always been present in large civilizations and is a product of the environment, climate and geography.

Religions have changed constantly throughout history, beginning with the Egyptians and continuing through current day. Most of all new religions begin as polytheistic. This most likely developed because the people of the ancient world suspected that one god could not take care of all their needs. Therefore, they created several gods to take care of everything in the natural world such as water, fire, animals, etc. The first evidence of written religion was on the Sumerian tablets, around 3,500 B.C. The Egyptians demonstrated the first progression of religion in the area, during the time period around 4,000 B.C. The Egyptians believed humans ranked as partners with the gods to maintain order; it characterized similarly to the Mesopotamian’s religion. After a while, a change in religion transpired.

What has once been an important role in society, is now uncommon due to outside forces such as education, peers’ beliefs, and the natural evolution of religion, in which all of the above causlessened need or want for religion over time. The underlying question is; do we actually need religion?

Religion, in some form or another, is the oldest fundamental belief every culture has in common. For a lot of people, it defines a way to live our lives. Religion accentuates the meaning of being good and righteous. It also sentences those of us who are immoral and do wrong. Religion strives to make us better in all that we do in order to reach the highest level so that we live a good life. If we fail in our quest, we may be condemned to Hell, and if we succeed, we may become rewarded by God and allowed to go to Heaven. In a nutshell, this sums up what I have been taught about religion since I was old enough to attend church on Sundays. I believe that religion is more than a black and white issue. If that were the case then everyone around

Religion is a set of beliefs based on a vision of how the world ought to be. Religion has been affected by globalization because it has allowed it to spread across the world, but also has change it because it gets mixed with existing culture. In the United States, the Catholic churches are being revived because of all the new Catholic immigrants. These immigrants bring new styles of warship, social needs and engagements. The Mexican immigrants have reshaped many of the Catholic churches in New York. There have been many immigrants who arrived to New York to work low-wage jobs and in the process have brought their home country religious practices with them. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the miraculous appearance of the Virgin Mary in Guadalupe

Religion is one the oldest practices in the history of society or communities of people. It is human nature to want to believe in something greater than just what you can see. Religion has been found in practically every single society that has ever existed and it will most likely never cease to exist. It is found in every corner of the earth and in every time period and with each one there are lots of similarities along with a few differences. In today’s social climate, a great deal of interest seems to be placed on the differences and not on the common threads. Buddhism and Christianity are two religions that began in completely different parts of the world and were founded for completely different reasons, but actually have a lot more in

In Modern America, many values that people live by are influenced by the concept of religion. Religion teaches the values in life whether the religion is Christianity, Islam, Hinduism or any kind. The concept of religion being the overarching idea that teaches people values even goes back centuries ago. For instance, the Puritan society was heavily influenced by religion. They lived by the values the bible has taught them and religion was such a big influence that the power was present even in the government. From this kind of society, America has revolutionized into a new society while some concepts will always stay the same.

The origin of religion is built from its needed function at the time. Humans continually have this need to have a purpose and to explain the unexplainable. Religion allows people to give a sense of guidelines and purpose to their lives. This is not to discredit the spiritual aspect of practicing religions, but to recognize that religion in any of its forms is essentially created by man, meaning that its origins are whatever that culture may need at the time. While the spiritual aspect may be present at the time, religion is what people use to explain that spirituality and put it to

Religion is used for many different reasons in this world. Inner peace, political agenda, finding the meaning of life, eternal life, and answers to life’s biggest questions, all fuel the desire for religion. Believing in something gives people hope, and hope is craved by all people. Science and math attempt to answer some questions, but a multitude of things cannot be proven. That is when faith comes into play. Since so many questions cannot be answered, you have to believe in something. While science and math can explain some things, we are still left with many questions. Like, “what is the meaning of life?”, “where did we come from”? , and “do I have a purpose?”. This is when religion comes into play. Man

Religions are an answer to the reoccurring question of “Where did we come from?” Humans have had a constant inquisition of the reason for their existence burning in their mind since the beginning of time. It seems logical that in order for something to come into existence it has to start with a beginning, but it is hard for humans to wrap their minds around and label what must have existed before us that prompted the start of our time on earth. Religion started to emerge when humans realized that something had to exist outside of the earthly realm that created them, whether on purpose or by accident.

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.

Most religions have god, gods, or other mystical forms which represent a supernatural power or being who is many times seen as a creator of life or some aspect of our world. Many, though not all believe in a form of an afterlife. Many religions such as Buddhism, (the religion practiced in ancient Egypt), Zoroastrianism, and others are concerned with balance i.e. cosmic balance, the balance between good and evil, the balance of life itself. Most religions have rituals, books (Rig Veda, Quran, Bible, Torah, etc.), and