The Positive Aspects Of Religion And Its Effect On Society

Religion has influenced an entire range of changes in the elongated history of the world. The alterations that have taken place in the past are clear and concise evidence that the underlying and ultimate influence is religion. Religion has been apart of a plethora number of events in the past because, religion gives humans a clear source of origin of the universe, and carries an everlasting assurance that provides protection and happiness among the permutations in life. Religion also served its purpose in all aspects of life, especially during the events between the 1600’s and 1800’s.

In this article, Oliver Thomas discusses how important it is for people to have a religion and why religion is much needed in everyone’s life. He informs people that the answer to this question could be just to worship, but at the same time he believes that there is an answer that deals with a person’s deepest concern in a spiritual sense. He also discusses the idea that religion makes us want to live; in addition to, Viktor Frankl’s research conclusion of the Nazi death camp and how it was not the youngest, strongest or even the smartest that survived, but it was those who had found a meaning to their lives. He believes that religion makes things easier to become a decent person. In addition, the positive core values and the constant striving for self-improvement that religion push people to look for actually help them to be

     Throughout history, religion has impacted the lives of millions whether at school, work, with friends, or by some tragedy. Religion can change the way people view their existence. Religion also plays a big role in the infiltration of values into the loves of many young people today. In a recent pole printed in the USA Weekend Paper, “34% of respondents [said] Religion plays a powerful role in their everyday lives.” These student respondents “cited religion as the second-strongest influence in their lives outranked only by parents.” Religion also surpassed the world-renounced media as an influence in their lives (Lerman. 1).

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.

Religion is important to most of the world's population. Throughout history, religion has played a key role in shaping events. While ignorance contributes to intolerance and hate, understanding how others believe fosters not only respect but also peaceful coexistence. Through the centuries, people have done much good in the name of religion (Haynes). Examples can be given to the Crusades.

Most religions, according to Fordham University’s Theology professor Christiana Peppard, creates a societal structure that often fails to include millennials because millennials are open minded and millennials often think religions as a barricade to their open minded self. According to Peppard, millennials are not interested in any institutional religion is because a lot of millennials are very skeptical about religious institutions and view it as chaotic and corrupt. As it is stated by the Pew Research Center, about half of the current religious “nones” were raised in a religious household; it indicates that a lack of religious belief has led them to move away from their childhood religious belief. Likewise, some people tend to move away from their childhood organized religion because, as they grow adult, they begin to dislike the “hierarchical nature of religious group” (pew research). Moreover, Although a common goal of all religion is to bring peace in this world, the failure of religions to turn everyone to work towards this goals is both very puzzling and very much unsettling. Even more troubling is that often these religious ideals itself is the reason for many wars, murders, and social tensions.

In this essay we will discuss the importance of religion in society. We will attempt to explain why societies have religions and what functions their belief system has for them. We will also ask if these functions are now out-dated and if religions have any meaningful function in today's world or are they just stained glass windows into a bygone era? 'Religion' can be defined by two main groupings. 'The inclusive definition' covers all topics and subjects of a persons life including, not only, their belief in a deity but also their belief and belongingness to music, sport and any other interests the person may hold. 'The exclusive definition' refers to just their belief system regarding a 'supra-human' (Browne 2005, p. 311). It is mainly

Religion was created to inspire and give people hope for a better life by worshiping a supernatural deity. However, in today’s society the world has manipulated and shaped the concept of religion into something other than a type of betterment of the human race. Humans are born into this world untouched, it is not until they become a certain age when they are lead into the manipulative cycle of religion. Religion has morphed from hope and explanations to an excuse for violence, an excuse for exploitation, and an excuse to ignore factual, scientific, evidence.

Religion is as old as mankind. Evidence for religion playing role in human life dates back 500000 years ago when ritual treatment of skulls took place (p2). Why has religion endured over this enormous span of human history and found in all known human societies? Because religion remains exclusively potent forces affects many different cultural parameters, moral concepts, and ideals, and influencing human thinking and behavior by offering answers on the meaning of human existence.

Religion: the best thing to ever happen to humanity or the one thing that is holding us back? While there are many arguments and testimonies that support either side, there is a clear answer. Religion, specifically judeo-christianity, in the western world has an array of disastrous issues ranging from bias teachings to abuse and hate crimes. There are countless examples of ways in which religion has, and is continuing to regress society’s views and morals. Ignorance and disdain from scientific fact, fear to act upon natural human impulse, innumerable human rights violations and of course wars on religion, are topics rarely discussed due to the concern of offending those who have a relationship with the creator. I will not be discussing the

As religion persists, evolving as an ever the more integral part of society, further becoming an intrinsic part of society and humanity as they function overall, the implications of their stances and their methods of carrying out tasks, per those beliefs, need to be further examined to fully understand the shape the world was and will come to be. This examination will help us to better understand the course of history, because of our deeper knowledge of another of the factors that shaped it.

Religion, as defined by Dr. Mike Sosteric, “is a social institution set up to fill our need to know by answering the big questions of our existence.” This explanation proves to be not only penetrative and insightful, but highly valuable in providing a sense of understanding not only what religion is, but also why it is so significant to our society. It is useful in provoking thought and providing a basic level of discernment regarding religion from both a sociologic perspective and that of merely, an average human being. This definition assists in comprehending that religion provides a sense of community, a sense of purpose, and a sense of direction for people in life.

As defined by Durkheim, “a religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden---beliefs and practices, which unite into one single moral community called a Church…” (Durkheim, 1912/2004, 75). Religion in its totality is, but a spectrum in people’s lives that has prolonged itself to be the subject of study for various sociologists, including Durkheim. By studying religious systems and all they encompass allows for the analyzation of its sociological core that is “religion is eminently social” (Durkheim, 1912/2004, 73). This foundation is what Durkheim thrived to analyze through primitive factors to indicate how society’s members are impelled to associate this commonality of beliefs and practices in their daily lives through means of religious functions; how religion has a hold on society (Veugelers, November 14th, 2017). In our society, there is much diversity between everyone’s beliefs and attitudes, which in turn, is justified through the different religions superimposed within each community. This social classification by which the modern world is organized can be reasoned through the idealisms of Durkheim’s forms of religion that is categorized into two integrated domains: the sacred and the profane.

Religion “the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.” Never use religion as an excuse, it will make you hated and it will create many conflicts. Christians, Jews, and Muslims are all proven guilty of using religion for self purposes, and it is time for a solution.

Every Sunday in churches across America, kids hear this story of a special man in the Bible- Jesus. They hear the famous story of this miracle man who healed people and rose from the dead. Sounds like an important person, right? Well, besides the miraculous stories taught in Sunday school and his impact on today’s religion, Jesus actually had and still has a major influence on today’s society too. Jesus was an influential person because of his impacts on religion, culture, and history by his religious preachings and followers.