Positive and negative effects of religion

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Culture and Lifestyle
Science and Scholarship
Economics
Politics and Governance

Areas of society influenced by religion

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Culture and Lifestyle

Religion's impact on the culture and lifestyle of people can be seen in many aspects of society such as diet, fashion,
morality,holidays,a n dmanyotherareasofhuman.life.

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holidays and festivals
Morality
Arts and architecture

Sects of culture and lifestyle

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Holidays and festivals

These are important days in the year that followers of a certain religion celebrate

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Morality

Religions differentiate, good actions from bad action hence influencing the conduct of people in society

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Arts and architecture

Classical music was inspired by world religions
Worship places became venues for artistry and creativity

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Science and scholarship

History indicates that religion has numerous contributions to science and education through the many diligent religious scholars

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Language
Formation of university
Islam and Arabic
Confucianism and east Asian Society

Sects of science and scholarship

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Language

Religion and language complimenting existence of each other

Many world religions are a standard language for the
proliferation of their faith

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Islam and Arabic

The relationship exists for many years since the time of Mohammad

Many African, west, and south Asian countries use Arabic as their official or one of the official

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Confucianism and East Asian society

Positive influence of confucianism to East Asian Society is very evident through the high Regards of people to education

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Formation of the university

Education in Europe was done in Cathedral schools under the Catholic Church's supervision

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University of Bologna

In 1088, The world's oldest university was established.

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Economics

World religions are the driving force for the movement of wealth among societies and states

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Tourism
Social and civic work

Sects of economics

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Tourism

The pilgrims pump prime, the local economy to create jobs, businesses and other economic activities by visiting holy sites

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Social and civic work

World religions have respected, doctrines about assisting the poor and needy hence it leads to the creation of many religious, civic organizations and philanthropic activities

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Politics and governance

The connection of politics, governance, and religion shaped many societies and defined the leadership of the society entities

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Confusian code of conduct
Civil service examination
International politics

Sects of politics and governance

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Confucian Code of conduct

East Asian Society can trace their way of public administration and governance the ancient code of conduct of Confucius

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Civil service examination

Taking an exam before joining the government service started in China in third century BCE

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international politics

Catholic popes have been very active in maintaining the international peace process in the recent years

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Bertrand Russell, British philosopher

Religion inculcates fear and fear breeds cruelty

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• Religious teachings guide people's way of life (clothes, manners, morals).
• Religious teachings are used to judge, discriminate, and justify inequality among people.

Negative effects of religion

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Culture and lifestyle

-Fewer rights and lower status of women
-discrimination of LGBT community

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enquality

Religion is a source of

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Science and Reason

• science versus religion
• natural versus supernatural
• new knowledge versus absolute truth
• religion's obstruction of scientific advancements
• Galileo's persecution
• creationism versus evolution
• Catholic Church versus RH law

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Economic development

• religion and poverty
• "God is closer to the poor."
• The true reward is in the afterlife. • fatalism
• "Religion is the opium of the people."
• The poorer the country, the more religious its people are

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Politics and governance

Religion is used for political goals.
theocracy
restrictions and oppressions
Limited human rights and personal choice
modern theocracies (Iran and Saudi Arab)
Religion contradicts, democracy
Secularism
Democracy
Catholic Church versus divorce in the Philippines
Religion causes war and conflict.
violence and terrorism
The Crusades
religious
fundamentalism

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