DISCUSSION QUESTION: Does religion affect politics and society? Make sure you support your answer.

Does religion affect politics and society

As much as we tend to ignore the signs , religion has always been an instrument for the changes or movements in society and politics of every place . The question whether religion affects politics and society can be answered by history itself and its effects can be furthered into several accounts . In the end , such facts support the notion of the extensive influence of religion ADDIN EN .CITE Macdonald2007446Macdonald Charles J . H .Uncultural behavior : an anthropological investigation of suicide in the southern Philippinesxiii , 307 p

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Such notion is supported by the fact that religion is seen as the theoretical glue that binds the relative beliefs of people in a particular place ADDIN EN .CITE Wallace2007336Wallace , B AlanContemplative science : where Buddhism and neuroscience converge211 br

.Neurosciences Religious aspects Buddhism .Buddhism Psychology .Consciousness physiology .Neurosciences .Buddhism Religion and Medicine .2007New YorkColumbia University Press (cloth alk 45 (cloth alk (electronic 50 (electronic )Baker Berry BQ4570 .N48 W35 2007 AVAILABLE (Wallace For instance , certain religions which has been around for quite long span of time such as Islam and Roman Catholicism up to the early pagan beliefs provided its respective followers something to believe in Religion since then has become an instrument in explaining how common things happen ADDIN EN .CITE Bowen20071 16Bowen , John RichardWhy the French don apos t like headscarves : Islam , the State , and public spacex , 290

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In terms of politics , the same principle on the effects of religion applies up to this day . Although most influence of religion nowadays is indirect , still some are still direct and their effect on the outcome of political situations has been evident even in current times . For example , the People Power Revolution in the Philippines has been led by among others , by the late Archbishop of Manila , Cardinal Sin ADDIN EN .CITE Sarat20076 66Sarat AustinDouglas , LawrenceUmphrey , Martha MerrillLaw and the sacred192

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On the other hand , Islam purports...