Through statistical analysis and comparison across different locations and different time periods, Durkheim made the claim that Protestant had a higher suicidal rate when compared to Catholics and Jews. Nonetheless, just focusing on Protestants and Catholics, Durkheim states, "the only essential difference between Catholicism and Protestantism -- is that the second one permits free inquiry to a far greater degree than the first (157). Therefore, through the lenses of Protestantism, Durkheim suggests that it is the freedom of the individuals that generates fewer common beliefs and practices. Therefore, it is the factor of free inquiry that does not allow unity, rather accepts differences, and it is this that results in a less integrated organization, which can lead to suicide. Nonetheless, Durkheim shows that religion protects man from suicide "because it is a society,” it is one institution that keeps individuals aligned, therefore, the stronger the connections, the stronger the integration, the ties, and the less likely someone will be to commit
Through statistical analysis and comparison across different locations and different time periods, Durkheim made the claim that Protestant had a higher suicidal rate when compared to Catholics and Jews. Nonetheless, just focusing on Protestants and Catholics, Durkheim states, "the only essential difference between Catholicism and Protestantism -- is that the second one permits free inquiry to a far greater degree than the first (157). Therefore, through the lenses of Protestantism, Durkheim suggests that it is the freedom of the individuals that generates fewer common beliefs and practices. Therefore, it is the factor of free inquiry that does not allow unity, rather accepts differences, and it is this that results in a less integrated organization, which can lead to suicide. Nonetheless, Durkheim shows that religion protects man from suicide "because it is a society,” it is one institution that keeps individuals aligned, therefore, the stronger the connections, the stronger the integration, the ties, and the less likely someone will be to commit