yes it is Many have used religion as a way to gain and keep power and control over people. However, to most people, religion is an important part of their spiritual lives that gives them moral direction and hope.
Because people believe that there is someone to control in your 'Faith'. Which is completley untrue. So people that are part of that religon use it as an excuse to make some a 'Better' Person. Then these people think that their god is real and does no wrong. Yet he (Or she) Is letting all the bad in this world happen.
I think 'God' Is just something people use to secure there fears from reality.
Some people have mis-used religion as a means of gaining personal power; however that is a failing of people, not a failing of religion.
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Religion is a form of control, generally it is a component of government. When religion and the military function as components of government things run smoothly, when they take control it's a mess.
Then we are all screwed.
ANSWER: Babylon the Great is the control system against God. Many scholars are quick to point out that it is false belief in the form of the standard religion. However, closer examination shows that false religion is only one component of Babylon the Great. The sea captains and sailors do not throw dirt on their heads because their favorite religion has been extinguished (Revelation 18:17-19). Just as control was the key at the tower of Babel and in Babylon the Small, so also is the system a control system in our modern age. Babylon the Great is the control System against God. It is banking in the form of currency control, education in the form of mind control, media in the form of opinion control, sorcery in the form of drug control, religion in the form of faith control. "Sorceries" in Revelation 18:23 is from the Greek "pharmakeia" giving us the Greek root word for pharmacy. Most of the population of the world in general, and the United States, in particular, are ignorant of the real workings of medications (from the harmless (placebos) to the toxic and destructive).
Some people believe that religion can be a tool for controlling the masses, as it can provide moral guidelines and promote obedience to authority. However, others see religion as a source of comfort, community, and spiritual guidance. The relationship between religion and control is complex and can vary depending on individual beliefs and interpretations.
No Control - Bad Religion album - was created in 1989-06.
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Alexander used religion to control his empire by saying her was the son of the main god in a religion. Example: For the Greeks he said he was the son of Zeus.
The plural form of religion is religions.
People have found various ways to exert control over other people throughout history. Religion is a very effective way that has been used, and is being used, by many. Terrorists, who do not represent any pure form of practice of any religion, justify terror with their warped concept of religion in order to exert control over others.
Religion is a very important and integral part of Society. Without religion there is no Society
Agents of social control are institutions and individuals that regulate and enforce social norms and rules within a society. Examples include the family, schools, government, and media, which influence behavior and maintain order through socialization, laws, and informal mechanisms of control.