Religion has been one of the driving forces in society that people look to for advice, for direction and merely for guidance on how to handle certain situations as well as live their everyday lives. However, religion has also been a force of burden and somewhat a problem for some individuals. When I say that it is somewhat a burden and a problem for some people, I am referring to the freedom of expressing individuality and sexuality as well as equal rights between genders. Homosexuality has been frowned upon in multiple religions, as well as the little rights that women have and are given inside multiple religions. “Religion is a huge contributing factor or a way that social norms are sacralized within a religious system.” (Coukos) To decode …show more content…
It has now come to my attention that segregation on public transportation is still going on. When you think about segregation regarding transportation, you normally think back to when Rosa Parks wouldn’t give up her seat on the bus to a white person, and it was merely race related. I had no idea that this kind of discrimination was still going on, with that being said, the discrimination isn’t against color or race, but against gender. In the article, “Balancing Women’s Rights and Religious Rights: the issue of bus segregation” by Mariam Feldheim, it explains the type of discrimination that women in Israel face. “Founded in 1998, the Mehadrin bus lines adhere to strict separation of men and women: women must board the bus at the back and sit only at the back, and men at the front. In addition, women must adhere to strict modesty rules in their attire that is; for example, wear long skirts, no pants, and sleeves. “ (Feldheim) Women that refused to use this type of transportation were given very few other options. The other ways discussed were that the transportation would take twice as long to arrive at your destination, or there would be many stops during so women often took the “Mehadrin” style transportation and just dealt with the gender discrimination. This goes hand in hand with how a religion can be functional on a societal level, …show more content…
Most religions have such specific guidelines regarding what you can and can’t do, who you can and can’t be, etc. so it makes it hard for one to truly express who they are. Zuckerman states “ Individuals are socialized into their beliefs by people close to them.” This poses a threat to both gender and sexuality. In terms of gender, if growing up in a super Christian family that has not experienced anyone coming out about whether they are a homosexual or not, it may be harder for you to be accepted in that area or inside your family because they have lived by a certain lifestyle that has not accepted homosexuals for so long. Although the world is changing and there are Christian families that do accept Homosexuality, strong Christians that haven’t had to accept and understand Homosexuality, will be more against the idea. In a source called “Shaping attitudes about homosexuality: The role of religion and cultural context” it states “economic development and political stability may play a major role in shaping public opinion towards non-normative groups and behaviors, like homosexuality.” Homosexuality is feared by most religions and is looked at as unjust, especially the Christian faith. I am a Christian, however I don’t agree with a lot of the rules that the Christian religion has set forth, so in other words I am not a strong
In Western society and culture, religion and morality have often intertwined and they have reflected their values onto each other. Today it is sometimes impossible to make a distinction between the two, since their influence has transcended generations. In modern Western culture, religion and society preach conformity. In order to be a “good” person, one must conform to the values imposed by the church1 and state.
A person’s religion has a large affect on how they live their day-to-day lives. It can influence the choices they make. Someone’s opinion on the government and the running of a country can also affect what they can and cannot do about religious issues. When religious freedom is taken away or silenced, people will either back down or speak up. A totalitarian government controls over everything society does, from public to private things. In a totalitarian government, religion can be put aside on certain issues.
Across the world, people are persecuted because of their beliefs. In America, we are fortunate to be able to have freedom of religion. Freedom of religion is important; people can freely partake in the practices of their religion without defiance. Religion can easily be defined as something one believes...
Religion is considered as a pervasive force in this world. It shapes people as to how they behave and interact with almost everything present in the society. Influencing behavior, character formations, ideals, policies, standards are just among the dimensions and societal perspectives affected and impacted by religion. Because of these applications and implications in human lives and existence, religion should be understood deeply, particularly, on how it affects the world. Looking at the American perspective of the term "religion," it could be simply
Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, riding on a bus, or renting or purchasing a home (Wikipedia, 2017). Segregation is defined by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance as "the act by which a (natural or legal) person separates other persons on the basis of one of the enumerated grounds without an objective and reasonable justification, in conformity with the proposed definition of discrimination (Explanatory memorandum, Para. 16).
...nizable that the social issue can obtain social control. The social issue remains how society thinks about certain types of religions with based assumptions from sources such as the media. Using many of the solutions previously listed and further understanding of religion and the individual can bring us to obtain social control. How one comes to interpret such issues is influenced by the society and often leads to mistreatments. In relation to the article the lady felt as though it was herself against a group of people that is how it often is when people add race and ethnicity as sociological problems. Furthermore, it is imperative to understand that there is two ways view a religion from an outsider’s perspective. Essentially a religious follower is either laidback or ‘hardcore’ but both are committed to themselves and then to the religion in which they follow.
In the midst of a diversified society, communities tend to hold individuals to many set standards and stereotypes. One may compare the poor man to the rich, the black woman to the white, and even in the United States of America, the Christian family to the Muslim. Despite the many unique characteristics individuals and communities have, it is the institution of religion that places strongholds on individuality thus harboring conformity. Religious communities expect their members to assume a certain shape, to fit a particular mold; restriction essentially diminishes individuality while accepting conformity. In the twenty-first century, a time period that encourages creativity and individuality, it is the very institution of religion that ultimately shuns individualism by promoting conformity through religious group membership, the coercion of viewpoints, as well as the oppression of “different” views and the ostracism of the individuals who have different beliefs.
Religion is an organized collection of beliefs and cultural systems that entail the worship of a supernatural and metaphysical being. “Religion just like other belief systems, when held onto so much, can stop one from making significant progress in life”. Together with religion come traditions that provide the people with ways to tackle life’s complexities. A subscription to the school of thought of great scholars
In this essay, I will explain how religion is sometimes used to mobilize against LGBT people, how some people’s religious and personal doctrines conflict regarding LGBT issues, and how religious belief and community can be a positive force for the LGBT community.
Religions have always played a vital role between humans and its society especially in terms of what is good and proper in the society. In modern world, people have become increasingly dissociated from religion and spirituality.
For example, if a person goes against an established social norm created by bible teaching such as adultery or stealing, they will experience a guilty conscience about doing something morally wrong. This is a powerful socializing and controlling influence over individuals within society. Parsons also claims religion is a source of meaning and purpose in people’s lives and can also provide a ‘mechanism of adjustment’ which is the means of emotional adjustment in times of various crises that occur in life that can help people return to a sense of normality and strengthen social bonds within society, as Malinowski also suggested. However, it can be argued that religion is not the most important factor in controlling and regulating people’s behaviour as things like the idea of punishment and law enforcement can be more influential especially in a time of growing secularisation. Despite the bible instilling a strong moral code for people to live by in society, many people within the population continue to commit things like adultery and working on the Sabbath day, both of which are part of the 10 commandments and considered a sin. Postmodernists also offer the argument that the society we live in today is multi-faith and so has a range of core values and no single moral code, this dismisses Parson’s theory as invalid in contemporary society. Also in opposition to Parson’s theory is the feminist argument that the regulation of people’s behaviour through religion is very unequal as women face oppression by the powerful male figures within religion. An example of this is how the women of Islam are forced to wear hijab’s in the name of religion. In opposition to this, it can be argued that hijab’s are worn to protect women from the ‘male-gaze’ in patriarchal societies so they are seen as more than just their
... that it is turning onto a social norm in Western cultures. Most religions in Western Culture have been basing their stances on how society changes and evolves. Christian churches are becoming more and more flexible with members who may identify as homosexual.
Society has shaped the thoughts and minds of many individuals and because of this personal beliefs towards LGBT people came into play. Society was constantly telling people that there was something wrong with them if they were LGBT and that they would go to hell for it because God did not approve of it and it was a sin. I would like to say that because society was judging people and denying them, that they were committing a sin. It is not their place to decide the fate of certain people, the only person that can make those decisions is God. God is the one that decides whether we are deemed worthy to go to Heaven or not. With that being said, I grew up in a family that is very religious on one side and the other side had their person beliefs
Religion is a major aspect on why society believes that homosexuality is wrong and should not be accepted. Individuals who are against the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community because of their religion believe that “homosexuality is a horrid transgression of God’s plan” (Bawer 74). They consider them sinners because they are going against God’s original intention; relationships should be between a man and a woman. Nia Augustin is a member of the Christian community and believes that supporting or being homosexual goes against her religion beliefs. In her interview, Augustin stated, “I have been told that the purpose of a man and woman being together is to reproduce, but a homosexual couple cannot do that, so that's not of God.” Homosexuality is sinful and wrong in the eyes of religious individuals because it involves sex that does not produce life. However, it is ironic that individuals that use contraceptives to prevent them from creating another life are not judged as cruelly by society. Even though homosexuals are not able to have children, they are still people and they deserve to be treated likewise.
" Religion is not just a social, cultural, political, or ideological factor; instead it finds its power in the personal chambers of the soul of the individual. Within the soul we discover the source of the private motivation that forms perceptions and behavior ( pg 7, Rediscovering the Kingdom)."