- The role of religion in today's society should be to help heal the individual. When individuals are healed, families are healed, and when families are healed, society is healed. Most of the problems of today's society can be healed through following our religious moral codes, like the Ten Commandments. Christianity advises and warns because they believe that lives will be better enriched if they follow the will of God. Religion feeds the hunger of the soul and your soul has more needs than your physical body does.
- Though it has weakened over time, in society religion plays the role of guidance. Without it mankind would be nothing more than animals. Most of our problems could be solved by following religious morals.
- The role that religion sometimes plays in society is evidence by all the animosity, bigotry and intolerance in the world today and also on this R&S forum. Religion has a very powerful influence in economics and politics. It can be a very effective and rewarding tool in the hands of shrewd individuals.
This animosity is abundantly evident in the Middle East and the civil wars in India and Sri Lanka or Pakistan. The acts of terrorism against Americans are also evidence of religious bigotry. Some religious leaders can be seen using their religious fallacies to enrich themselves and to manipulate others to satisfy their selfish endeavors. There are religions where acts of bigotry, barbarism, oppression and terrorism have become less prominent than they were in the times of the vicious religious invasions. There is still evidence of religious bigotry in judicial, educational and financial establishments in many countries around the world. Even on this network there is the experience of condescending prejudice against those who dares to challenge what some consider to be a myth.
There are many countries around the world where religion governs the legislative framework and the mechanisms of the state and is therefore used to oppress and persecute those who do not conform to the economically superior dogmas.
There is an abundance of evidence in many societies worldwide, where religious bigots persecute men and women because of their sexual or racial preference. They also oppress some individual's right to terminate unhealthy, unwanted and unaffordable pregnancies. There are also religious cults that control economies, drugs and weapons.
- Religion and today society should not be separated because religions play a very important role in bringing the society in unity, mutual co-operation, understanding and peace in the society. When we have a problem or violence in the community, we deal with religious term and could solve many problems in a peaceful way. Many destructive things are avoided through the role play by religion. Every member who is aware of their respective religion can think positively and can build a healthier society. A community where there is no religion is at risk of problems and challenges whereas a community or a society will be of more joyous and peaceful.
- Religion is very much the same today as it was when at the beginning. It serves to manipulate people to fanatically accept theological concepts that has no actual evidence that can be proven beyond doubt.
It therefore conflicts with other equally fabricated theologies from other groups causing hate and war.
Religion has the greatest value for the leaders of each group as it gives them power to control the belief and actions of large groups of people that can be manipulated to serve their personal financial agendas.
Religion continues to play on human fear of death as a most effective tool for keeping them obedient to the set of social rules created by the men (Gods) that rule over them to keep their actions confined to that of a herd of cows.
- Religion is an inspiration for human behavior. Sometimes it contains rules for behavior. It teaches the tenets of the faith. Religion is supposed to be a positive force in the society and will inspire good works and make people feel informed and part of the group.
