Religion/Aging

Importance of Religion In Later Life

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Importance of Religion in Later Life

The of religion is one of the most controversial issues ever tackled by

different groups of people including ordinary individuals in the society . It is natural

upon man to believe that there is a Supreme Being that created everything in this world

Such belief would lead a man to participate in different religious sects or organization

for him to exercise his faith . With that , all

persons like men , women young or old are

invited by religious organizations to participate in their worship activities

In connection with that , there are patterns of participation in religious

organizations among the elderly . To categorize this pattern , it is important to realize

that the elderly group in the society are those people who are most likely trying hard in

strengthening their relationship with God , as they knew that they would die anytime

The elderly may attend religious organizations and its activities once a year , once a

week , almost weekly and even daily

According to Leege and Trozzolo , there were studies which reported about the

pattern of religious activities participation among the elderly , that during the 1980 's

27 of adult Catholics and 30 of adult protestants attend services once a year or

never ( Leege Trozzolo , 2008 ,

. 5 . Besides , 44 of adult Catholics and 37 of

adult protestants claimed that they attend regularly activities of religious organizations ( Leege Trozzolo , 2008 ,

. 5

Moreover , there are many reasons why religion is very relevant in later life

Fagon commented that , for the society to solve its myriad problems , it is important that

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religious activities must be magnified ( Fagon , 1996 ,

. 1 . He also quoted that

explanations given by a historian named Paul Johnson stating that , at the present time

it is evident that more than half of the Americans still participates activities in a place

of worship over a weekend which is an unequaled record all over the world ( Fagon

1996 ,

. 1

Furthermore , some of the reasons why religion is very important in later life is

the group in the

society who are more concerned in solving social and economic problems because they

are more experienced and educated enough . The elderly believes that the unity and

strength of family relationships is highly connected with the practice of religion ( Fagon , 1996 ,

. 1 . If members of the family are aware that their faith in God would

unite and strengthen their family , they would work hard in to protect themselves

from suicide problems , immoral acts , illegal use of drugs , crimes divorce , teen

unwanted pregnancy and even alcoholic addiction ( Fagon , 1996 ,

. 1

Finally , the elderly group in the society are also mindful of the fact that

religious belief would promote formation of sound moral judgment which could protect

the people from all forms of problems . Morality is an issue that is important for the

elderly since most of them are conservative enough to succumb...