For exam

1. “got to have faith”
Religion and it’s affect on society

2. What to Expect
• What Role Does Religion Have With Us
Today?
• The Pros and Cons of Religion
• Reactionary thought to religion
• Conclusion

3. Role of Religion
Explanation role: We did not know how the earth was created or
any logical way to explain the strange yet beautiful world we
inhabited. As a man makes fire, why not a higher being create
everything we saw around us?
Political role: Follow the Lamb and you shall Prevail. The faith
through direct (Vatican) or indirect (majority of population
practice the faith) methods have secured political control of
nations or nations.
Cultural role: The faith has begun to influence its ideas in the
national identity and culture and/or it is the source of art, music,
or any other artifacts that define the cultural identity
Morality role: The faith teaches its followers a moral code, what
the faith sees as right or wrong.

4. CanHelpToPromoteReasonable Value
MayGivePeopleTrustInLifeAfterDeath
MayGivePeopleAReasonToGetUpInTheMorning
ReligionMayHelpPeopleToOvercomeInsecurities
THEPROS

5. TheCons
• Religionisoftenmisusedbyfundamentalists
• Canleadtoseriousdiscriminationofminorities
• Religiousargumentsareoftenflawed
• Maybeusedtokeeppeopleundercontrol

6. TheProsCont.
• Canhelpinhardtimesinlife
• Peoplemayfindmeaninginlife
• Religionmayhelptoovercomeanxiety
• Religionandartarecloselyconnected

7. TheConsCont.
• Suppressionoffreedom
• Religionoftenclaimstoknowtoomuch
• Otherspiritualviewsareoftenbelittled
• Religiousbooksareoftenhardtounderstand

8. MorePros
•Maygivepeoplehope
•Religionasanchorofstability
•Promotionofcommonsocialvalues
•Peoplemayhelpeachother

9. More Cons
• Hascontributedtoseriousconflicts
• Religionmayslowdowntechnologicalprogress
• Oftenpreventspeoplefromthingstheywanttodo
• Religionmaytakeawayresponsibilityfrompeople

10. ReactionaryResponse
Theocracy
StateReligion
Centralism
Secularism
StateAtheism

11. Conclusion
Throughthedebatesofitsmeritsagainstitsflaws;religionhasbeenacornerstoneinour
historyandyetwe’veseeminglygrownmoredistantinthismodernday.WhetherReligiousor
not,Wecanallagreethatbeingkindtoeachothermakestheworldabetterplaceforusall.
Thankyou:)