The role of religion in modern society

[shadowsalyer]

What do you think the role of religion is in modern society?

 

[Ahuli]

What do you think the role of religion is in modern society?

I'm very certain that God is not going away. Every age had its modern society and God stuck around through all of it. :yes ?

 

[shadowsalyer]

I'm very certain that God is not going away. Every age had its modern society and God stuck around through all of it. ?

Well, that doesn't really answer my guestion. My question is: What is or what should be the role of religion in modern society, because I know God will not go away I'm curious about what other people think on this subject.

 

[glorydaz]

I'm very certain that God is not going away. Every age had its modern society and God stuck around through all of it. ?

Well, that doesn't really answer my guestion. My question is: What is or what should be the role of religion in modern society, because I know God will not go away I'm curious about what other people think on this subject.

Religion is a broad term....it's man's attempt to reach God. If you're talking Christianity, which is God's attempt to reach men, then I'd say our role is to labor in the field for it's ripe for the harvest. We should be preaching the Gospel to the lost.

 

[Sir Pwn4lot]

What do you think the role of religion is in modern society?

What it's role is at the moment:

Depends which country you're in. If it's the United States then religion is a politically essential (you cannot hold public office unless you affirm continuously your faith) doctrine for the explicit moral guidance of the people, in both the public and private squares. Note that the people, regardless of whether they think it or not, have an implicit moral guidance (ie: the Bible doesn't tell you not to torture kittens but it's still morally abhorrent to do so.

What it's role should be:

Religion should ideally be a private practice, and as long as you haven't sworn an oath to the constitution (ie: politicians, especially the president), and aren't speaking on behalf of a group of the people (ie: at an inauguration ceremony, etc) you can say what you like in public. For example, you can't go up as the president and say that all Muslims are unamerican; if you're a politician. Other than this you can say what you like.

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Religion is meant (not that I can use that word, but here it is applicable to Christianity at least) to be a private experience, not a public one. If you want to make it public then go ahead, but you cannot do so at an official rally if you're a politician (although you can while off duty, ie: if Joe asks you what you think in the mall)

 

[Physicist]

What do you think the role of religion is in modern society?

Which modern society? In the first world, the role of religion seems to be diminishing. In the third world, religion, particularly radical Islam, seems to be increasing its influence. The population of the third world is increasing much faster that the first world.

 

[shadowsalyer]

What do you think the role of religion is in modern society?

Which modern society? In the first world, the role of religion seems to be diminishing. In the third world, religion, particularly radical Islam, seems to be increasing its influence. The population of the third world is increasing much faster that the first world.

Well, even in the first world it isn't diminishing (yet), look at the US, a lot of the public opinion still comes from christians (like the 'battle' against pedosexuals).

Depends which country you're in. If it's the United States then religion is a politically essential (you cannot hold public office unless you affirm continuously your faith) doctrine for the explicit moral guidance of the people, in both the public and private squares.

why is there still need for religion to define morals? Don't you all think morals are already defined by the society and religion is not needed for that purpose anymore?

 

[Physicist]

Don't you all think morals are already defined by the society and religion is not needed for that purpose anymore?

Religion is typically used to bolster the moral beliefs of the culture but I would say that religion is not required to establish a moral system.