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Most religions draw membership from the lower social classes. See the General Social Survey, it can show you that most people who subscribe to a common religion, like those in the us are mostly in the lower classes, the more welath and education you have the less likely that they are to be a practicing member of a religion.

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What are some examples of different religions positively working together in history?

Examples include the cooperation between Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs during India's independence movement, collaborations between Christian and Muslim groups in promoting peace and social justice in various regions, and interfaith efforts to provide humanitarian aid during natural disasters around the world.


What do you call people who convert from one religion to another?

An Anthropologist is one good answer, they study all religions as a consistently arrising social phenomenon. It is a social institution on all levels of social order, hard to detect in lower primates but i suspect it is there in a nacent form. So what is going on? Humanity is working to assure the growth of consciousness will have a path forward anon, and that the kids do not have to make the same foolish mistakes the ancestors made; we have taboo, precept, and commandment-WORD! To honour the efforts of all religions and to thereby transcend the divisive is to aproach religion from the state of intellectual freedom. This being the case, lets call this intrepid soul, free. So, a person who believes in all religions is free; that is my answer. -------- Another answer is - one who follows the Baha'i faith. (http://www.bahai.org/)


Which sociologist wrote that religions often drug the masses into submission by offering a consolation for their harsh lives on earth and the hope of salvation in an ideal afterlife?

Karl Marx, a renowned sociologist and philosopher, proposed this perspective on religion in his critique of capitalist society. Marx argued that religion can serve as an opiate that pacifies the working class by diverting attention away from their current suffering and offering promises of rewards in the afterlife.


How can religion affect your job?

Religion can affect your job by influencing your work schedule with religious holidays or rituals, impacting your dress code with specific attire requirements, and shaping your ethical framework in decision-making. It might also influence the way you interact with colleagues or clients with different beliefs.


How does religion play an important role in gender discrimination?

Religion often treats women unfairly by accusing them of being the downfall of man. Women are also not allowed to participate in many religious services and are not allowed to become high office holders within the church. Some religions even state that women are the property of men and can be beaten or abused at the will of their owner.