Religion and society?

Question

what have been the societial implications of margining religion, in the modern westren societies?

Answer 1

I don't think there is any such thing as marginalizing religions. They are all different and would have been very difficult trying to bring them together.

Answer 2

The most current ones:
The fight over gay marriage.
The war in Iraq.

Many people sailed for the new world to escape religious persecutions. They established colonies which for the most part had a dominant denomination.

Later, other people fought and/or died in the American revolution and paid for my freedoms. The vast majority of these were also deeply religious.

So all these same religious people would be kicked to the curb today so that a new generation of "separation of church and state" people would rise to the occasion and sacrifice their fortunes, their reputations and their lives for my freedoms. NOT!

Margining religion, and religious peoples, means that we stake the continuation of our civil institutions on secular people. Good Luck. Maybe Ossy Osborne can be the next George Washington.

In the next crisis, maybe Puff Daddy can get out the bling bling and organize the militia at Concord. Ya, right.

Answer 3

The point is our understanding of "religion" has become flawed. Religion today has become only a way to earn power and money.

If religion means it is a path to go towards God, how come in history the most bloodshed has happened in the name of religion? Is it possible that one God created a Christian and another a Muslim?

IF there is a God or creator there can only be one God or creator because there is only one creation. All religions probably started (with enlightened beings- Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha etc) with a view to help people reach closer to the creator but overtime have become a means to earn money, power and fame.

I know my answer does not directly answer your question- But I feel so strongly about this that I could not help writing the above.

Answer 4

Considering the religions that have been marginalized, I would say that our society is more tolerant, free-thinking, more pleasant, and more economically sound. Can you imagine how slowly the economy would grow if we were all Puritanical and disdained pleasure? Heck, the Puritans were accepting of executing 'heretics', people who had a different faith. In our multi-cultural society, religions that are intolerant have to sit in the back seat. Hopefully newer expressions of spirituality that are affirming of the tolerant and loving view-point will grow in popularity and become a mainstay in American culture.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The last time that religion made the laws of society it was called the Dark Ages

Answer 7

Secularism means all people get to have freedom of religion or freedom from religion, it is the only fair kind of government, an official religion disadvantages everybody who is not of that sanctioned religion and privileges all who are, it causes jealousy & division in society.
Secularism means we keep our religious symbols in their proper places, that's the home & places of worship or other private spaces, secularism doesn't mean religion is banned it's quite the opposite, it means we are all free to follow whatever religion we want to or none whilst remaining within the laws of the land.

Answer 8

Naturally. Religion is somewhat of a sophisticated hobby a person, religious or not, has to pay for thus living in a country of majority of believers.

Answer 9

Nothing but good can come from marginalizing religion.

Answer 10

I see nothing good, since the only purpose religion serves is to divide people. To be spiritual and gain enlightenment is the only true way to gain understanding, openmindedness, and willingness.