State religion

foundation myth of different religion is one of the most important factor that result the clash. The Foundation myth of Islam and Christianity have difference on progress of preaching in founder’s life time. This difference cause separation of state and church are hard in Muslim. It also prevents the change of rules and social aspect. It has also change the coverage of the religious law. The Foundation myth have one of the greatest impacts on difference of history of religion. First, the…

Since the beginning of mankind, religion has become an important aspect of society. Repeatedly, it was religion that influenced the advancement of science, art, literature, and technology. Religion played a role in the building of certain empires. It can be said that religion was, and still is a large factor in the evolution of human nature and society throughout history. However, as time progresses, not only does religion benefit the human population, it also causes conflict and creates rifts…

book The Sacred Quest: An Invitation to the Study of Religion, an example of schism was provided, “In 1947, to cite another famous example, India gained its independence from Great Britain; but in order to deal with the fears of Muslims, in particular, there had to be a partition of that subcontinent into a Muslim state (Pakistan) and a predominantly Hindu one (India)”. (Cunningham & Kelsay, 2013. p 86) In reading this it helped me understand how religions can divide a community simply because…

RELS 100 Tuesday 6:30-9:40 Walter Colace Chapter 9 Questions Question 1: To begin with there was the indigenous form of Shinto known Folk Shinto. This religion was a religion that was formed even before Shinto was considered it was during this form of the religion that many traditions were formed that would later be incorporated into the actual religion of Shinto. The important factor of this form of Shinto was the shamanic role that certain women would take known as the Miko. This role had the…

When it comes to religion and politics, theories abound of secularisation and modernity, however, an absolute separation between the spheres of religion and politics has never been fully actualised and is not even possible according to the works of theorists such as Emile Durkheim, Robert Bellah, Edward Shils, and Emilio Gentile. The utopian secular modern society forecast by John Locke in his theories of the social contract and toleration ([1689], 2012) and asserted by the likes of Dietrich…

Should Religion Be Required in K-12 Education? Religion plays an enormous role in the world, religion is constantly debated, fought over and actively participating in. There are an estimated 4,200 different religions in the world that people follow. Religion should not be required in education because it forces children to learn or participate in religions they may not be a part of, it also discriminates against many religions, and it would be difficult to maintain neutral on religion with the…

Religion, according to sociologists, is a system of beliefs which are share on a basis of faith. Those who share the same religion also share a common way of life and behaviors connected through faith. However, one’s definition and practice of a particular religion can completely differ from another. In the documentary Jesus Camp, religion is taken to a different level from most of society’s standards. On the other side of the spectrum, the Christian children and mentors in the film believe…

Every religion has its own set of rules and beliefs. Fundamentalism is a religious community that is fixed set of beliefs that cant be charged or altered. In the book Fundamentalism by Steve Bruce, he talks about different social strains and religious ideas that cause fundamentalist activity during 9/11, bombings, war against terrorists, and suicide. He talks about how some religions are more willing to use violence to achieve their goals. One example given in the book, "We could mention the…

In Vivekanda’s “Soul, God and Religion”, one of the author’s key points is that when we study different religions, we find that “In essence they are one”. Elaborating, Vivekanda explains that the same foundational principals are taught by all “true” religions. From my personal perspective, and in light of what I have learned about religion in the past, I agree that all religions are, in essence, the same. Religion is a set of guidelines which helps a person to lead a more fulfilling life, and a…

allows one to question whether or not race and religion matter when considering a potential spouse. Although this is debatable, race and religion should not matter because of the wide acceptance of interracial marriage in today's society and the ability people have to change their religion. All throughout the United States it has become a more common and acceptable occurrence to see an interracial married couple, which proves that race and religion no longer matters in a marriage. This…