How Does Religion Impact Society?
Some of the biggest aspects of culture involve language, tradition, and religion. Religion hasn’t always been the controversial subject it is today; religion was once the “glue” of a community. Presently, studies have been conducted on the impact religion has on society. There are positive ones, for example, health and the family life, and negative comments also; religion has a mixed impact on our society.
Studies have shown that religion has an impact on the health of individuals. According to Dr. Walt Larimore, author of 10 Essentials of Highly Healthy People, between 1987 and 1995, more than 21,000 adults took part in a nationwide study. Those who attended a religious service more than once a week showed a seven-year longer life than those who never attended a service (Religious Faith Promotes…). Another study showed that weekly attendance of religious ceremonies were …show more content…
A study taken by 1,000 Americans by Grey Matter Research, asked how they thought the Christian faith impacted sexuality in society. Just 26 percent felt a positive influence, while 37 percent reported a negative impact, with the rest feeling no relation. Another question was on racism, 33 percent said Christianity had a positive impact while 32 percent saw the negativity on racism (Most Americans). On a PowerPoint by John K Grahman, Positive & Negative Effects of Religion on Health & Healing, he writes about the few negative impacts religion has on society. One point he states about Christians is, “They may judge themselves and others harshly and alienate those who do not believe, or act as they do.” Although, he comes back saying the claims of religious abuse are more isolated on case studies than on a population. Also, he states that many of the questions he asked hadn’t been done yet, so the answer to is there a negative influence on society by religion still needs to be
Some of the biggest aspects of culture involve language, tradition, and religion. Religion hasn’t always been the controversial subject it is today; religion was once the “glue” of a community. Presently, studies have been conducted on the impact religion has on society. There are positive ones, for example, health and the family life, and negative comments also; religion has a mixed impact on our society.
Studies have shown that religion has an impact on the health of individuals. According to Dr. Walt Larimore, author of 10 Essentials of Highly Healthy People, between 1987 and 1995, more than 21,000 adults took part in a nationwide study. Those who attended a religious service more than once a week showed a seven-year longer life than those who never attended a service (Religious Faith Promotes…). Another study showed that weekly attendance of religious ceremonies were …show more content…
A study taken by 1,000 Americans by Grey Matter Research, asked how they thought the Christian faith impacted sexuality in society. Just 26 percent felt a positive influence, while 37 percent reported a negative impact, with the rest feeling no relation. Another question was on racism, 33 percent said Christianity had a positive impact while 32 percent saw the negativity on racism (Most Americans). On a PowerPoint by John K Grahman, Positive & Negative Effects of Religion on Health & Healing, he writes about the few negative impacts religion has on society. One point he states about Christians is, “They may judge themselves and others harshly and alienate those who do not believe, or act as they do.” Although, he comes back saying the claims of religious abuse are more isolated on case studies than on a population. Also, he states that many of the questions he asked hadn’t been done yet, so the answer to is there a negative influence on society by religion still needs to be