Inhumanity And Religion

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It points out that no one seems willing to act when it comes to fighting against inhumanity. Everyone is quiet and watching as if they are the outsiders. The band repeat “where is the love?” throughout the song to create some type of thought and connection that make people to think about it. The sense of humanity is decreasing everyday in today’s modern society along with all the killing occur each moment and the lack of religious practice in the community. Religion is an important part of our society because society needs religion to regulate behavior, provide a model for living, upholds certain ideals and values. Religion helps to promote major social morality such as honesty, non-violence, love, discipline, etc. Sociologist Émile Durkheim

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