Religion in our society

[BADecker]

Look at item 6 in the definition of religion at https://www.dictionary.com/browse/religion.

6. something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience:
to make a religion of fighting prejudice.

Everybody has a different religion, because no two people think exactly alike. The thing that is wonderful is that most people include in their personal religion, acting peacefully with people of religions different than theirs.

[Sayeds56]

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

Religion is a good one but we don't expect religion to tell us what we ought to do and what we ought not to do. The world is dancing away from religion and we have to fix ourselves before we put everything on religion. Everyone has a responsible and we should make sure we are doing the right thing than puting all blame on religion. So religion tolerate peace while some choose to bring it forcefully.

I believe religion has very important role in development of our personality and how we interact with society. Religion teaches us humanity and & kindness. Children who attend religious services at least weekly are more likely to have positive social development than those who never attend religious services. Similarly, adolescents who worship at least weekly are less likely to steal than those who worship less frequently. All regions teach us behave gently and not to commit crimes in society but the issue is parents don't  practice their religion and don't take their children for religious service and worship regularly.

https://marripedia.org/effects_of_religious_practice_on_crime_rates

[Proro]

I see it that religion is what will bring this world to an end, because the different religion group we have now no longer respect boundaries. U see a preacher who will rubbish another religion without thinking of what the other person feels.

Sometimes this ends up in quarreling and killings. If was not introduce for one to be right or wrong, believe what u want and let the other person feel free to do same. But we fight to defend the religion which is we think is superior. It

[RockBell]

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

Well written if all of us can actually follow our individual religion genuinely I think the world would have been a better place but the way our color is different so is the heart so it is not possible for all humans to behave disame , we can only correct and advise one another to always do good.

[Ebede]

Religion today has lost its content and value mostly because of the inability of many religious leaders to bring to the light of truth many wrongs that are going on in the society today.

Unlike when we use to have religious leaders that can stand up publicly and condemn many unjust acts irrespective of the echelon of the perpetrator, but today religion is now a means of Enterprise, and everything is progressively failing.

If you check very well you will see were are problems is coming out from, the problem of a man is not only from the government but from the actions of it's religion. And religion's start with how you moderates your family and how you build your environment. Corruption start from the leaders who we know well and the wrong the way you said start from the leaders, and that is why i said our problem start from how we build our families, because they one representing tomorrow

[Sayeds56]

Religion today has lost its content and value mostly because of the inability of many religious leaders to bring to the light of truth many wrongs that are going on in the society today.

Unlike when we use to have religious leaders that can stand up publicly and condemn many unjust acts irrespective of the echelon of the perpetrator, but today religion is now a means of Enterprise, and everything is progressively failing.

If you check very well you will see were are problems is coming out from, the problem of a man is not only from the government but from the actions of it's religion. And religion's start with how you moderates your family and how you build your environment. Corruption start from the leaders who we know well and the wrong the way you said start from the leaders, and that is why i said our problem start from how we build our families, because they one representing tomorrow

Corruption of Political leaders and elite class is a major cause of unrest and crime in many countries and in particular developing world. Corruption can only be eliminated when system of accountability is effective and it is across the board and public should only vote for those politician who are honest, committed and above all God fearing because we often forget that we all will be judged for our good and bad deeds on the day of judgement which is the basic teaching of every religion.

[acroman08]

sorry if I am kind of highjacking the thread. how do you guys feel about religion or priests endorsing politicians? Our country, The Philippines, recently had our presidential election. as you can expect campaigns are everywhere which is fine by me, but what really irks me is that during the campaigning days a catholic church is being used by the supporters of one of the presidential candidates as a venue for her campaigning event, they even created a song for that candidate which was sung during a mass and priests pushing their political agenda during their sermons.

there is also a Religion called INC(Iglesia ni Cristo) in our country which Endorses Presidential and Vice presidential candidates to the people in their religion and asks them to support the Politician the religion endorsed.

[Gosgosking]

sorry if I am kind of highjacking the thread. how do you guys feel about religion or priests endorsing politicians? Our country, The Philippines, recently had our presidential election. as you can expect campaigns are everywhere which is fine by me, but what really irks me is that during the campaigning days a catholic church is being used by the supporters of one of the presidential candidates as a venue for her campaigning event, they even created a song for that candidate which was sung during a mass and priests pushing their political agenda during their sermons.

there is also a Religion called INC(Iglesia ni Cristo) in our country which Endorses Presidential and Vice presidential candidates to the people in their religion and asks them to support the Politician the religion endorsed.

It is wrong for religious leaders to be campaigning for politicians or supporting politicians openly. What the religious leaders are supposed to do is to correct and preach about bad leadership.  Religious leaders don't have anything to do with politics or campaigning for politicians, it will cause a lot of damages in the society.

[Mr.right85]

Religious leaders should be arrested for fraud.

Let's stop pretending there is heaven, hell, or sky daddy. Time to grow up.

It is only us, primates willing to kill their own kind for abstract ideas.

Abstract ideas. I can so far agree on this point with you but the part where we try to disprove religion or the existence of some supernatural being or force, I can't say very much.
Maybe there is, maybe there isn't but, have you should be familiar that what you think of the most or the things you fear the most seems to befall you. That's how real religion and beliefs can be. You believe and as such, the pave is set for some force to take charge and operate as it wills. There are forces that controls this world but for them to have effect, you have to believe.

Your not believing in religion is a belief and your affected as such. Humans needs something to believe in gor there existence. More like the people in the past that believed in there Kings, even idolised them and of our time, people believe in politics and the government of there nation to save them. Its just how it is!

[Israelgogo]

Religions has taking over 90% of human existence and thinking ,Religion determines how we behave ,eat ,dress ,Live our life.
Religion has taking over the society, it even control the government, Some leaders rule their followers based on their own religious belief and fail to recognise the followers too have their own religion and belief.
The question to be asked now is
▪His religion being over emphasized
▪How serious is your religious to you
▪Do you let your religion determine how you live your life.
Until this questions are properly answered then we can have a deep knowledge of how to go about religion.

[maikrothaman]

There are so many functions of religion 1. Religion promotes social solidarity: it simply means that religion rises to the spirit of fraternity. Religion strengthens the social in solidarity. 2. Religion has the highest power of integration and testing in human society. It is true that common faith, common feeling, common worship, participation in common rituals, etc. are the essential factors that strengthen unity and solidarity.

[StanCrypt]

BALANCE
Good and Evil are two sides of the same coin, one cannot exist without the other. Think about it this way, if there were no evil in the society, how would you appreciate the good? The truth is that the more good trives, the more evil trives and vise versa. if i may suggest, do not think of the evil you see in man as a bad thing but accept it, embrace it and learn to leave with it. All you can do is to decide to be good inspite of the evil and stick to that path.

[Lordhermes]

There are different religions in our society today,every human being is entitled to what they belief and worship.Religion is not supposed to bring chaos in the society,but it is obvious that the way some persons percieve it is quite different from the way some other person sees it.In some part of the world,Christianity and Muslim are like cat and dogs,they don't like seeing each other,and that is where I say they failed to practice  the right to freedom of religion,which allows us worship what ever thing we deem it fit to worship.

[BADecker]

There are different religions in our society today,every human being is entitled to what they belief and worship.Religion is not supposed to bring chaos in the society,but it is obvious that the way some persons percieve it is quite different from the way some other person sees it.In some part of the world,Christianity and Muslim are like cat and dogs,they don't like seeing each other,and that is where I say they failed to practice  the right to freedom of religion,which allows us worship what ever thing we deem it fit to worship.

Why do you self-condemn your religion like that? Is it because the only religion that is right is the one that tells the truth, and it doesn't happen to be your religion?

It's true that all simple, humble people will have a difficult time finding the truth. It has to do with much study of the various religions of the world.

In your studies, start by attempting to find out whey the Bible is the number one published book in the world. And it isn't number one because it has only a handful of copies more than #2. Rather, it is possibly more than double the copies of the #2 book.

Look at the history of the Bible and how it was put together. You will find that it is impossible that this book could come about, except that the hand of God guided it this way.

[AliKhan189]

Preventing Evil and Promoting Good All these things seem to be connected with religion but the key role in all of them is civilization. Religion is also a kind of law that contains things like posthumous punishment and retribution.۔ Just as man has been breaking national and international laws in order to live a life of greed and luxury, so too religion has failed to show man the right path. The root of the problem is greed, which no law or religion can eradicate. It is often heard from intellectuals and scholars that man as he is today has never been like this before and that his condition is due to his need and increasing competition to meet his food and other basic needs. Does for۔ The time has come for human beings to move towards a life full of happiness with the help of technology which includes love and caring for each other. And this is the beginning of civilization and civilization always erases the mark of evil from the subconscious of man.

[Spontaneous]

   Nothing wrong about religion but only people are just wrong about mindset of religion they don't respect other people who had their own religion. That's the problem of religion.

[Lordhermes]

   Nothing wrong about religion but only people are just wrong about mindset of religion they don't respect other people who had their own religion. That's the problem of religion.

Religion and religious practices in the different part of the world differs and those differences are what causes confusion among the people of the world about religion.So many people who belief in their different deities and don't have any idea about religion have found peace within themselves,not having trouble with anyone,because they don't have time to mingle with people that are gathering in the name of religion.People should just accept the fact that people are entitled to their different opinions on religion,and as such,are free to worship whatever they like.

[Crpyto hunter]

In the world today so many people don't count religion as nothing when the history was in the bible,and they fine it every difficult to understand what our fellow brother have in mind about each other,
What I realise is that is that it's not how human's lives far back is they way the do now, when the world have changed, the religion nowadays has put fear in the society  today.
To love our fellow humans orh help them,it every hard because of the way there might see it, that is why we keep on having problems that can not be solve buy anybody, hope to keep a clean heart to people who live around and to be bless from doe who you've help.

[Ebede]

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

Religion is a good one but we don't expect religion to tell us what we ought to do and what we ought not to do. The world is dancing away from religion and we have to fix ourselves before we put everything on religion. Everyone has a responsible and we should make sure we are doing the right thing than puting all blame on religion. So religion tolerate peace while some choose to bring it forcefully.

Religion is initiators of any corruption that is happening every where and that is why we need to blame them very well because the mistake of everything started from our they breed their environment, you are right we are not ought to alone religion to tell us what to do or control us for our environment, that is bringing problem for many societies

[Kavelj22]

When religion is the main supporter of many manifestations of violence, it becomes involved in one way or another in perpetuating the situation due to its control over minds.
Unfortunately, despite attempts to develop, religions have failed to reform their systems, which, although they were able to modify some of the concepts, but they could not dispense with the racist view towards the different other.