1The purpose of this essay is to assess the importance of religion in modern society.2The website Australian Bureau Statistics and the UOW library and database were used to find information that was relevant to my question; this includes journal articles, eBooks, book, statistics, definitions etc.3Supporting arguments of the thesis consist of three parts which is the religious teachings are not a real reflection of the role women and the LGBT community play in the 21st century, it is science not religion that provided explanations and answers to many questions regarding the natural world. In addition the amount of people that are religious and the amount that are not were compared which shows that low impact religion has in todays modern society. However, many people decide to believe in spirituality rather than a religion and believe that the answers lay in the hands of technology or another form of belief. 4Based on these findings, it shows that religion sometimes does not play an important role in modern society.
Religion has played an important role in most people’s lives in modern society but it is also the cause of many major conflicts. Religion has given people a reason to live and understand the world and has major influence in history. Billions of people
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Due to the points that some religious teachings do not reflect real society in the 21st century and the position women and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender communities hold in today’s society. Furthermore, science has provided answers in the newer century to many questions; it has proven methodical answers. Despite this there are still a large amount of people that do believe in a religion however it has been proven by the Australian Bureau of Statistics that there is an increasing number of people who do not have a religion. Overall religion sometimes does not have an important role to play in modern
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Throughout the course of history, man has looked to religion for answers. Curiosity as to how we got here and why we are have driven people to seek out answers to these somewhat unanswerable questions. Over the past few thousand years, several varying religions have been established, some more prominent than others. Many of them share a similar story of a divine creator who has always been and will always be. In the case of Christianity, whether true or not, it has proven to be beneficial to society as a whole. The Bible set the standard for the moral compass that humans live their lives by to this day. The key fundamental problem with religion, although not the fault of religion, is that man has often used it as a gateway to power and prominence. In the case of the 18th century Gallican church, the French were abusing their religious powers, thus creating vast inequality throughout France, which eventually led to a rebellion against the church, and the eventual destruction of the church within France.
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Religion has always played a major role in the development of human society. This is the main reason why it has so often been used for unjust purposes. The concept of war is in complete opposition to what Islam and Christianity teach their followers. Still, by different means, religion was and is often brought into play to cater for the interests of powerful people.
Religion is known to be a set of values, beliefs, and the understanding of life. Every religion has its own different set of beliefs and values. This essay will show how much religion has decreased, why people do not practice religion, and how secularism and the media have played a role in the decline of religion.
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Religion has a great influence on people, providing faith and direction to each individual while controlling a co...
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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.
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From the perspective of equality, freedom, and improving the human condition, it is easy to say that religious laws are highly immoral, and thus are a detriment to the development of our society. An example of this is for the thousands of years that religions have to address longstanding issues like slavery, race and gender equality, and sanctity of life, but all of these issues are failed to deal and solve. Even today, in Kashmir and other Islamic nations, women are forced to wear burkas from head to toe. This rule is only the one which is on a long list of Islamic laws that subdue women; the list includes ideas that women cannot marry without male guardian's permission, in addition, the rule is even restrictive for women's freedom that they cannot travel outside of their hometown without a male chaperone who must be a close relative; and for the most frightening, a woman's witness is worth half that of a man's. There is also a fact exist that shows a lack of respect toward women, which is that women cannot be the priests in the Catholic Church. It is not only women who have been lowered in status are treated invidiously by the religious world, but also the homosexuals are inequitable to be treated in the religious world. In the article "Atheism Teaches