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How does religion affect society in terms of government?
Societies depend in large part upon religion and churches to establish moral order. Government can never build enough jails to house the criminals produced by a society lacking in morality, character, and faith. These attributes are better encouraged by religious observance than by legislative decree or police force.
What impact does religion have?
It strengthens individuals, families, communities, and society as a whole. It significantly affects educational and job attainment and reduces the incidence of such major social problems as out-of-wedlock births, drug and alcohol addiction, crime, and delinquency.
What is the impact of religion on politics?
Religion can both hurt and enhance democratic attitudes. They note that while religious belief can undermine democracy by generating more conservative values, religious social behaviour enhances support for democracy by fostering greater trust in institutions and engagement in politics.
How do religious beliefs affect politics?
On the political end, religion can strongly influence which party a person votes for, and even campaigns for, and on the religious end, political views can play a major role in religious conversion – in other words, people not uncommonly change religions or denominations in order to find a fit for their political beliefs.
How does religion affect the political process?
The church influences the political process at every step including organizing, raising funds, communicating and getting the vote out Churches analyze which candidate best represents their congregation’s beliefs and preaches the right vote to the attendees.
How does religion influence American politics?
In America, religion is much more a part of public life whatever the constitution says. There are various reasons for this. One is that evangelical Christians under the banner of the Moral Majority made a determined push to influence political leaders since the 1970s and to inject religion into political debates.