Subordination In Religion

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We live in a society where times have changed and so have the traditions of many. In this 21st century we have more people open to accepting the beliefs of others, but we still see in some cases how loyalty can fog logical reasoning. Although foggy logical reasoning could be negative their can also be a positive effect in loyal peoples actions. Looking at religion as a whole, we see certain groups of people expressing their faith by committing acts of terrorism, and subordination. In other cultural groups we see other types of people faithful to the traditions that have been passed down from their ancestors. Some of the most heinous crimes of terrorism on US soil have been done in the name of religion. The Qur’an 4:74 states, “Let those …show more content…
Women are expected to be devout to their husbands because this is how their religion states it to be. In the Islamic religion women are to wear burqa’s that cover their whole body once they hit the age of puberty. According to an article in the Quran-Islam website it states that in some cases, girls as young as six are to wear them in order to prepare themselves for the adult life. The Afghan burqa, which is enforced by the Taliban, is known to be the most extreme burqa in the Islam religion. It is full body, loose clothing that covers everything including the face, being covered only with a grille for woman to look through. Pondering on the thought of how hot middle eastern countries get, we see women being loyal to their religion no matter what condition they are in. For some Middle Eastern countries to enforce religious laws in a political matter proves to show the loyalty they have to their religion.
Aside from religion, in smaller numbers we have certain cults that prove their loyalty to their beliefs in a radical manner. PETA activist are commonly known through out the country for the way that they protest. In many cases the have been found to protest naked, spread graphic images, cause disturbance to labs that test animals and many other forms of radical protesting. Many times radical forms of protesting will land a person in jail but for some activist they’re extremely loyal to what they believe in and they will do anything to voice their opinion about

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