Religion and Society

But when society is considered, it usually concerns the government, population, school, and people living there. Religion is not usually what people will pay attention first in society but how society will be affected by the religion worshiped by the state. Studies have shown that countries with more populous atheists than secular countries or religious nations are more peaceful countries. However, in religious countries it is said that the murder rate, teen pregnancy rate, abortion rate, sexual disorder, war rate are high.

The loss of religious influence on society has brought about a change in the relationship between religion and politics. However, the influence of religion on society has not completely disappeared (Berger 1999: 3). Recently, religion has become a growing phenomenon in the private sector (Luckmann 1967) or a vulnerable group. The impact of secularization on religion can not be denied, but there are still examples of growth and new influences on politics (Moyser 1991: 16). Religious orientation may be linked to political ideology (ie nationalism, fundamentalism, liberation theology) (Moyser 1991: 8).

Religious sociology focuses on dialectical relations between religion and society, religious practice in society, historical background, development, universal theme and role. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of religion throughout all societies and recorded history. The difference between religious sociology and religious philosophy is that we are not beginning to evaluate the validity of religious beliefs. However, the process of comparing several contradictory doctrines requires the inherent "methodological atheism" mentioned by Peter Berg. Although religious sociology is very different from theology in supernatural invalid assumptions, theorists tend to recognize the socio-cultural realization of religious practice.

General religious beliefs are caused by social situations of dysfunction. This is the conclusion of Gregory Paul's latest sociological research (pdf). As the "socio-economic hypothesis of ethical creator" shows, popular religion is a psychological mechanism for dealing with high levels of stress and anxiety - or he suggests. Many believers believe that there is no doubt - even if there is no religion there is no morality. They quoted George Washington's view and he believed that neither religious principles nor Dostoevsky's famous claim (in fact, his fictitious person, Ivan Karamazov's word), the people's morals would win can not. Then there are Americans who keep the very popular religious beliefs of their country and claim that faith-based charities are better than the general government.