Religion in our society

[GeorgeJohn]

Because after commiting crimes they go to mass, go to confession and are forgiven after praying 3 Hail Marys.

This applies to believers; I don't think religion has any influence on non-believers.

Region is like norms and culture of people from different perspective of life living, but you are directing your comments or emphasising in one directions which is Catholic church, let their be no condemnation and no procrastination, different churches have their method of pleading God from dirt life living, it's obvious that region can eradicate the level of crimes and it can only occur if it's well handled in the environment, what is the problem is that the way people living in A zone method of region and people who is residing in B zone method of life,  can not be the same, but bringing the A-B zone together it's obvious that they will be different adoption of character which might lead to different commitment of crimes from different angle.

[Natsuu]

why can't religion reduce the rate of crimes in our society?
Religion: I believe religion is a practice that teaches ways of good conducts and we all tend to found ourselves in a religion. I'm so sure all religion talks about good that leads man to the right track, correction from evil, love for one another, peace. But we still come across killings and all sort of different crimes in our society. If the society should practice our individual religion which they tend to belong, i feel the world would be a better place for mankind

In my country religion is declining very fast, nobody is going to Church anymore. Kids these days don't even know the meaning behind the religious holidays. The only time when the church is in the newspaper it is because of some scandals. People just don't believe in God anymore. Which doesn't need to be a bad thing. If we look at the past we see that almost everybody was religious back in the day. It was very common to leave a lot of money to the church so you could go to heaven. But did this help to reduce crime rates? I don't think so, crime was pretty common in the past as it is today.

Going to church is not necessary for anyone in religions. I am catholic but I barely go to churches anymore, but I believe in GOD and trusts Jesus.

Less families in churches doesn't mean that their kids are not being taught who God was and who Jesus was.

Although, maybe some are now losing confidence to their beliefs because of the situation.

[BADecker]

why can't religion reduce the rate of crimes in our society?
Religion: I believe religion is a practice that teaches ways of good conducts and we all tend to found ourselves in a religion. I'm so sure all religion talks about good that leads man to the right track, correction from evil, love for one another, peace. But we still come across killings and all sort of different crimes in our society. If the society should practice our individual religion which they tend to belong, i feel the world would be a better place for mankind

In my country religion is declining very fast, nobody is going to Church anymore. Kids these days don't even know the meaning behind the religious holidays. The only time when the church is in the newspaper it is because of some scandals. People just don't believe in God anymore. Which doesn't need to be a bad thing. If we look at the past we see that almost everybody was religious back in the day. It was very common to leave a lot of money to the church so you could go to heaven. But did this help to reduce crime rates? I don't think so, crime was pretty common in the past as it is today.

Going to church is not necessary for anyone in religions. I am catholic but I barely go to churches anymore, but I believe in GOD and trusts Jesus.

Less families in churches doesn't mean that their kids are not being taught who God was and who Jesus was.

Although, maybe some are now losing confidence to their beliefs because of the situation.

Don't you know that among the definitions of religion is this: "something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience: to make a religion of fighting prejudice?" - https://www.dictionary.com/browse/religion.

This means that your whole life is a religious one, because you have faith that you won't (hopefully) die in the next minute or two. But you really don't know. Every now and again and asteroid/meteorite hits the earth. But nobody knows when or where. "The odds," you say. Lol. Ever heard of a car accident, or many other things?

[syedakhlaque]

Religion learns the complete code of life. It briefs the system & conduct of society. It promotes political behavior and the financial system. It makes a society civilized. It builds the character of people and gives us success in life. It gives a peaceful spiritual system. It develops moral values. It engraves your personality into gold & diamond. but people do not follow religious rules and values.

[Lordhermes]

Religion learns the complete code of life. It briefs the system & conduct of society. It promotes political behavior and the financial system. It makes a society civilized. It builds the character of people and gives us success in life. It gives a peaceful spiritual system. It develops moral values. It engraves your personality into gold & diamond. but people do not follow religious rules and values.

Religion and it different beliefs have made the nations,societies and countries broken apart.The supremacy of one religion over the other is becoming problemsome in the society to the extend that the religions are fighting each other everyday and putting troubles in the mind of the people.

Religion and it divers beliefs has caused so many damage on the lifes of human being,Christians and Muslims fighting each other.To me religion is just bringing confusion in the society.

[thefreethinker]

I believe that religion is a guide to being a better person, leaving better life. Sadly, many of our developing societies today are ruled by leaders that have shape-shift religion into either tools that they use to control the masses or an opium that is used to get the masses so high and addicted to limited and myopic sense of humor.

[Imam Nuddin]

why can't religion reduce the rate of crimes in our society?
Religion: I believe religion is a practice that teaches ways of good conducts and we all tend to found ourselves in a religion. I'm so sure all religion talks about good that leads man to the right track, correction from evil, love for one another, peace. But we still come across killings and all sort of different crimes in our society. If the society should practice our individual religion which they tend to belong, i feel the world would be a better place for mankind

this is the best opinion in my opinion. because in principle all religions teach goodness and peace. but lust is not able to be controlled by the adherents of that religion, to pollute the sacred values taught by religion.

[Imam Nuddin]

why can't religion reduce the rate of crimes in our society?
Religion: I believe religion is a practice that teaches ways of good conducts and we all tend to found ourselves in a religion. I'm so sure all religion talks about good that leads man to the right track, correction from evil, love for one another, peace. But we still come across killings and all sort of different crimes in our society. If the society should practice our individual religion which they tend to belong, i feel the world would be a better place for mankind

In my country religion is declining very fast, nobody is going to Church anymore. Kids these days don't even know the meaning behind the religious holidays. The only time when the church is in the newspaper it is because of some scandals. People just don't believe in God anymore. Which doesn't need to be a bad thing. If we look at the past we see that almost everybody was religious back in the day. It was very common to leave a lot of money to the church so you could go to heaven. But did this help to reduce crime rates? I don't think so, crime was pretty common in the past as it is today.

Going to church is not necessary for anyone in religions. I am catholic but I barely go to churches anymore, but I believe in GOD and trusts Jesus.

Less families in churches doesn't mean that their kids are not being taught who God was and who Jesus was.

Although, maybe some are now losing confidence to their beliefs because of the situation.

it could be that even without church, God will not be lost in us.
maybe you can give some examples of people losing their faith in god because of the situation

[Gasty4]

Religion can help all of this why ?
The ways of the world are more of negative deeds than positive deeds.
The wicked and bad gets away with whatever they want, doing, this is why I don't bsee religion doing enough around lately.

The religious man needs to abide by the laws and commandments of the holy book, stay away from certain things,and the society is one of this, staying away from this shows and guides one on the path to every religious man/woman.

[thefreethinker]

What I come to know about life, consist of good things and bad things, everyone can't be good and everything can't be good. Religion is just a believe to worship not really to make everything to be perfect.

The world is certainly full of good, bad and ugly phenomenal. Various religion and traditionalist are a means or guide to harnessing these phenomenal.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Religion simply puts, the way of life of a person or groups of persons. So, we could say, a life of crime is a religion for criminals and its elements in the society. That's just how it is and as such, having someone to act or behave outside his or her religion is some difficult task to archive.
So, its really just up to a person as, the context circulates around freewill which could pose a lot of trouble becuase, not many individuals would want to go through the things they go through in the society and still choose a pius living. It's rare but, morally supporting religion can only try whole hoping for the best.

[ifarted]

Because after commiting crimes they go to mass, go to confession and are forgiven after praying 3 Hail Marys.

This applies to believers; I don't think religion has any influence on non-believers.

I certainly agrees to this statement. It's the same old cycle that most people would do, giving confessions and pray so that all of their sins will be forgiven. This is how the world turned out to be, the reality that we have face. It's just that religion won't stop the evil inside of them because they are swallowed by the darkness that causes them to do such crimes. We all started in being innocent and some started in being religious but nowadays instead of people who are believer influencing non-believers, the non-believers instead influences the believer to become a non-believer. It affected the society and our economy.

The key is their will, if they don't want to, they will never listen but if you can persuade them, they will realize. All of us are good people but it's just sad that some people lets their evil self takes control of everything and started to fall down in an empty hole that could lead them nowhere.

Although not all believers influences by non-believers to become one of them, some holds a strong faith that makes me idolize them. They work so hard to make other people realize their mistakes and could even influences non-believers to believe in God again and helps those believers but does not have a strong faith to be awaken again and make them realize once more.

[Lordhermes]

Not everyone in the world belong to a religion, there are people who are traditionist , so religion is not for everyone. What I come to know about life, consist of good things and bad things, everyone can't be good and everything can't be good. Religion is just a believe to worship not really to make everything to be perfect.

Exactly,most person's do not believe in either being a Christian or Muslims,they just believe in living a moral life.They don't believe in going to church or mosque,they just live a life that is very simple.They are Pagans,they neither worship the devil nor worship God,neither believe in heaven not hell.They believe religion is brought to devide the unity of the people.
Therefore let every one live according to what suits him or her,being a pagan,a traditionalist,a Christian or a Muslim do not really matter,what matters is living a peaceful life that does not affects or troubles the existence of another person.

[Bushdark]

People talk about religion but selfish.
Folk's talk about religion but lack compassion.
People talk about religion but will be the first to betray you.
The society getting worst though, this is my thoughts about it, people talk about religion but fear death moti than they fear God.
People want a sweet and beautiful lifestyle but don't want to work towards it.

[worldofcoins]

Yes, you are right all religions talk about good and lead man to the right track. It's up to the man's own discretion whether he chooses the right path or the bad one. We can't believe any religion that its followers have chosen a bad path or done something bad.
Also, society play's an important role in this regard. Lesser opportunities, racism, and the differences of thoughts of the elite class, middle class, and lower-middle-class, as well as the people beyond the level of the lower middle class, is also important key factor. We can reduce the crime rates by providing equal opportunities and justice to people of all classes.

[Piggymonster]

I live in a Christian Country where people believe in God, goes to church ang always pray but crime rate is still high. Why? I think because of the extensive poverty that some people resort to robbery and killings plus  the alcohol and drug related crimes. I have seen the priest and pastors doing their duties and responsibilities teaching  the Gospel, visiting the prison and doing bible studies and all other missionary works but still humans have freewill and judgement. While I think religion can help creating ethical framework and a regulator for values in a day to day life but it is still enough to fight or reduce crimes and violence.

[af_newbie]

I live in a Christian Country where people believe in God, goes to church ang always pray but crime rate is still high. Why? I think because of the extensive poverty that some people resort to robbery and killings plus  the alcohol and drug related crimes. I have seen the priest and pastors doing their duties and responsibilities teaching  the Gospel, visiting the prison and doing bible studies and all other missionary works but still humans have freewill and judgement. While I think religion can help creating ethical framework and a regulator for values in a day to day life but it is still enough to fight or reduce crimes and violence.

In some cases, religion enables and encourages discrimination and crimes against some people.

Most countries around the world follow secular laws.

Which country follows the 'Christian' law?  Your country is 'Christian'?  What does it mean?

The law of the land is the Bible?  Do you guys stone people who work on Sabbath?  Or kill gays?
How about stoning women who have sex before marriage? 

How many stonings were carried out in your country last year?

[King Raymond]

why can't religion reduce the rate of crimes in our society?
Religion: I believe religion is a practice that teaches ways of good conducts and we all tend to found ourselves in a religion. I'm so sure all religion talks about good that leads man to the right track, correction from evil, love for one another, peace. But we still come across killings and all sort of different crimes in our society. If the society should practice our individual religion which they tend to belong, i feel the world would be a better place for mankind

It isn't right to fully base the solution to society's problem on religion. Most of them are not caused by religion. We can agree that all religion preaches good and love, but not everyone believes in religion or religious enough.
Though there are good people in the society, humans are generally selfish and greedy, and in some way tend to infect another who is victim of their evil. Religions don't teach the same thing. Most problems of the society is due to uniformity in belief. I think the world be a better place if religion and other differences are kept aside in human relationships.

[KingsDen]

Religion just contend for supremacy. There is no religion without Regional sentiments. No religion without dogma. No religion without manipulators. No religion without corruption controllers at the top.
Religion has divided humanity extremely.
Religion is not righteousness.
Yet, man has overlooked the greatest religion called humanity in the quest to achieve adulterated religions.

[Lordhermes]

Religion just contend for supremacy. There is no religion without Regional sentiments. No religion without dogma. No religion without manipulators. No religion without corruption controllers at the top.
Religion has divided humanity extremely.
Religion is not righteousness.
Yet, man has overlooked the greatest religion called humanity in the quest to achieve adulterated religions.

Exactly,Religion and as stood as a means of sperating people who would have being of great help to each other,and the nation as well.There are several religious practices in the world,some of which are bad,while some are good.
Some persons have decided to stay without believing in anything called religion.
Whether good or bad,I have seen religion as a means of making people not to see things from thesame angle or perspectives,rather it puts confusion in the mind of people.