Religion is there, to shape the way we think about things. Religion is a thing of beauty, because it is something to believe in, something to make us great and strong. It makes us in tune with everyone's environment. Religion exists to make us forgive ourselves, and it is used to give us hope and happiness in the world. If there was no religion, the world would be a sad place of people who don't care for one another. Nothing we do in this world can survive without spirituality and religious practices.
The colonisation of North America occurred as a result of religious intolerance in Europe. Different communities were set up by different and competing Christian denominations, who often brought with them the same intolerance they had escaped. Fortunately for modern America, the Founding Fathers had the wisdom to separate religion and state in the U.S. Constitution.
For centuries, religious leaders around the world have demanded privileges from the civil authorities. While there are few remaining explicit privileges of the type enjoyed in the past, much of the pomp and ceremony of British royalty and the House of Lords is intertwined with religious ceremony.
Religion has led to intolerance and bigotry. It was used to justify slavery in the United States and apartheid in South Africa. It was the religious element known as antisemitism that helped keep Hitler in power. Religion was at least partly responsible for the creation of the state of Israel, with sad consequences for the Palestinians and decades of brinkmanship in the Middle East. The overthrow of the Shah of Iran did not lead to an era of democracy, as Islamists took over and created a repressive, theocratic state. Fear of Islamic extremism is part of the American consciousness, leading to an element of xenophobia.
Religion has encouraged superstition, some of which persists to the present day. On the other hand, these beliefs have brought us harmless, essentially non-religious festivities based around Santa Claus, Easter eggs and Halloween. It should not be considered that religion's impact on society has always been negative.
The branch of anthropology that studies how religious beliefs affect the development and structure of a society is cultural anthropology. Cultural anthropologists examine how religion shapes the values, practices, rituals, and social relationships within a community, offering insights into how beliefs influence behavior and shape social institutions.
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how did the Siddhartha Gautama's upbringing influence his religious ideas and cause him to search for answer?
Religious beliefs.
Islam was fundamentally different from the religions practiced in Pre-Islamic Arab society. The religious beliefs of Pre-Islamic Arab society revolved around polytheism and idol worship. Islam preached monotheism and a set of beliefs which were socially and intellectually very different from the older religious beliefs.
Christopher Columbus's religious beliefs influnced his actions because he was doing what he felt was right, & it was probably what he belived was right in which his religon belevied in.
There are many groups that have their own language, religious beliefs, and ways of life. In general these three factors are markers of a society.
Mayan's religious beliefs were that the gods took care of everything. It was basically a theocratic society. It believed every element of nature belonged to a different god.
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Many things affect economics with religious beliefs a main driver.
I think parents influence a teenagers beliefs the most of anything