1. Many religions teach that some people will go to hell after they die. That’s a pretty dark thing to believe. It’s pretty harsh to say that someone deserves to suffer for all eternity.
2. Some religious groups go even further and claim that you have to belong to their religion to achieve salvation, which would imply that anyone who doesn’t belong to their religion would automatically go to hell. That is an appalling thing to believe.
3. Also, some religious people worry that they themselves might go to hell, which is a source of unnecessary anxiety in their lives (since, after all, hell is probably not real).
4. Some religions, especially the Catholic Church, have a long history of suppressing human sexuality, even when it’s completely normal and healthy sexuality. And when it gets suppressed, people don’t learn how use it.
5. Many religions teach that homosexuality is evil (or, at least, they did in the past). By doing so, they have ostracized the gay community.
6. Some religions have a long history of silencing and oppressing women.
7. Some religions have a culture that turns a blind eye towards physical and/or sexual abuse.
8. Religion has played a role in many wars throughout world history. (But please note: if people didn’t have religion, I’m sure they would find something else to start a war over.)
9. Many holy books, including both the Bible and the Qur’an, contain some passages which are bizarre and violent and which have inspired some fundamentalists to commit bizarre and violent actions.
10. In the past, religious beliefs were used as a reason for executing or sacrificing people. (In some parts of the world, that still happens.)
POSITIVE EFFECTS
1.religion allows people to believe that their lives have a purpose.
2. Some people attest that it is religion that gives them the strength to keep going in life (“The Lord is my strength”).
3. Most people want to believe that there is more to reality than just the physical, scientific universe, and religion teaches us that indeed, there is.
4. The religious view that “everything happens for a reason” can be comforting during difficult times.
5. The religious view that “God has a plan for you” makes life seem less chaotic.
6. Religion allows people to believe they’ve been forgiven when they feel regret and remorse over things they’ve done wrong.
7. Religion allows people to believe that someone (God) understands them and loves them.
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NEGATIVE EFFECTS
Negative effects of religion:
1. Many religions teach that some people will go to hell after they die. That’s a pretty dark thing to believe. It’s pretty harsh to say that someone deserves to suffer for all eternity.
2. Some religious groups go even further and claim that you have to belong to their religion to achieve salvation, which would imply that anyone who doesn’t belong to their religion would automatically go to hell. That is an appalling thing to believe.
3. Also, some religious people worry that they themselves might go to hell, which is a source of unnecessary anxiety in their lives (since, after all, hell is probably not real).
4. Some religions, especially the Catholic Church, have a long history of suppressing human sexuality, even when it’s completely normal and healthy sexuality. And when it gets suppressed, people don’t learn how use it.
5. Many religions teach that homosexuality is evil (or, at least, they did in the past). By doing so, they have ostracized the gay community.
6. Some religions have a long history of silencing and oppressing women.
7. Some religions have a culture that turns a blind eye towards physical and/or sexual abuse.
8. Religion has played a role in many wars throughout world history. (But please note: if people didn’t have religion, I’m sure they would find something else to start a war over.)
9. Many holy books, including both the Bible and the Qur’an, contain some passages which are bizarre and violent and which have inspired some fundamentalists to commit bizarre and violent actions.
10. In the past, religious beliefs were used as a reason for executing or sacrificing people. (In some parts of the world, that still happens.)
POSITIVE EFFECTS
1.religion allows people to believe that their lives have a purpose.
2. Some people attest that it is religion that gives them the strength to keep going in life (“The Lord is my strength”).
3. Most people want to believe that there is more to reality than just the physical, scientific universe, and religion teaches us that indeed, there is.
4. The religious view that “everything happens for a reason” can be comforting during difficult times.
5. The religious view that “God has a plan for you” makes life seem less chaotic.
6. Religion allows people to believe they’ve been forgiven when they feel regret and remorse over things they’ve done wrong.
7. Religion allows people to believe that someone (God) understands them and loves them.
8. Religion teaches us to be kind to others.
9. Religion teaches us to forgive others.
10. Religion promotes humility
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