Good Vs Evil Religion

Good and evil are ideas that are subjective to an individual or an idea. History has shown me that religion is generally a force of good. I have observed that people are born with an innate desire to worship, whether it is a god, money, person or idea. Therefore religion attempts to satisfy that desire (an effort I consider good). Religion not only satisfies an individual’s desire to worship but also provides individual’s with a purpose for living and that bring people with a similar purpose, together. Religion has been a force for good in the history of civilizations, even those as diverse as the Persian, Judaic and Zhou civilizations.
Religion was the center and base for government and social structure in Persia. The Persians began to develop their own ideology, referencing to the religious ideas of their ancestors. Post 1000 BCE, Zoroastrianism was created and developed into a formal religion by Zoroaster. This religion …show more content…
Their god Ahura Mazda was looked as good and than his nemeses Ahiram was full of wickedness and deceitfulness. Because they were opposites, they both constantly battled over universal control. For the people this meant they had a choice between good and evil, which would reflect where they would go in the afterlife. Rules and customs were created in order to keep the people pure and promote good consequences. This religion aided the absolute rule of Persian kings. In order for the people to obey him, the king would have to live a morally and politically correct lifestyle that was in accordance to Zoroastrianism. The people were divided into four groups: rulers, executers of the law, and two groups of laborers (Tignor 137) and all groups worked to aid the work of temple. This common service to the temple and their go Ahura is an example of the importance and power of religion over the people of the region and time (Tignor