2007-12-25 01:41:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion has been a powerful force in shaping history. I don't see how it can be separated from culture in general since religion tends to affect people's lives from birth until death.
Islam goes even further as the first religion to formalize and institutionalize politics and the concept of nation based on religion.
2007-12-25 01:48:23 · answer #1 · answered by jaicee 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, religion affects culture more, because things are viewed from a religious stand point in the making of policies by the government, the habits of the people, etc.
2007-12-25 09:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some cultures religion is not distinguished from the culture. In others, religion has varying influences on the culture, vice versa.
2007-12-25 09:48:37 · answer #3 · answered by Nature is the ultimate force 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think religion is a product of culture. if you look at christianity and judaism over the years, their practice has changed pretty dramatically as civilization has changed. in many cases, tho, the most religious elements of the society are resistant to inevitable change. civil rights demonstrates this perfectly. at first, slavery and racial prejudice were justified with scripture. now those passages of scripture are ignored, and other passages are used to condemn racism. the scripture didn't change, the culture changed the religion.
2007-12-26 11:14:03 · answer #4 · answered by bad tim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If religion has political power it will change the culture to its will.
If religion doesn't have political power it will go with the flow and change its teachings to fit in with popular culture.
(The word hypocrital just popped into my head. Can't think why.)
2007-12-25 10:09:05 · answer #5 · answered by youngmoigle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think ignorance affects religion most.
2007-12-26 11:22:51 · answer #6 · answered by GamerMom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋