Religion is a social practice with a specific set of rituals, views, ethics, texts, holy places, and prophecies.
There are many religions in the world, and have enormous psychological control over humans.
Though there are good and worthwhile principles related to religion, they can also be equally damaging to human society.
However, I would say that not all religions are evil. Some of them are good and even mature and human-friendly.
But, even these religions can be used for selfish purposes by few causing problems to other followers.
The problems with religions include
- Restrictions in life
- Forceful livelihood
- Gender inequality
- Psychological fear and guilt
- Disregard the norms and democracy
- Misuse for power and money.
- Issues in workspace
Restriction in life
- Few religions put many restrictions on life.
- They force people to do certain things, eat some kind of food and to wear a specific kind of dress.
- Though this could be acceptable to some but not by all.
- Those who do not wish to follow will face severe criticism, humiliation, and even sometimes banned from society.
Forceful livelihood
- Most religions force some or other lifestyle patterns.
- They ask them to pray at certain times, eat, bathe, and even practice a few procedures during nature calls.
- This is taught to the child from childhood. So when he grows up, his mind is confused about why he has to follow and what happens if he does not follow.
- Thus, many continue with livelihood patterns until their death.
- The mind is so much trained that, they may even never ask on why should something be done as per religion.
Gender inequality
- Religion is also one of the places with gender inequality.
- Some religions restrict women interms of what they should wear, what positions can they take in society etc.
- Very few religions respect women and support them with equal rights.
- Notice most religious heads or rulers in the world history.
- You will find that most of them are men.
- This result would be that women are always in a disadvantaged position in society.
Psychological fear
- Most religions create psychological fear in the minds regarding birth, marriage, death, and other issues.
- Though these could be useful to prevent violent behavior in the name of sin, some religions encourage it.
- People with this psychological views try to convert others into their religion and even go to the extent of using violence to achieve the goal.
- Even, one will be forced to follow some rituals due to fear of god as taught by religious heads.
Disregard the norms and democracy
- Religious heads tend to disregard the norms of democracy.
- As you might have know that christian groups involved in evangelism can even decide voting patterns in the united states elections too.
- They will adopt methods like rigorous population expansion, biased voting in democracy even without regard for corruption and misrule.
- They tend to use their grip on people due to religion to influence votes.
Misuse for power and money
- Religions also can be used to make money and have power.
- This can be seen regarding discouraging scientific discoveries or thoughts.
- Misuse of women, children and others with less social stature.
- Capturing lands or properties in the name of religion.
- They encourage to have more children or multiple partners or sometimes encourage divorces.
- Though this article seems to be a brief view without specific examples, I think one could find more in regular news and also history.
Problems at workplace
Frequently asked questions and answers
How land and religion play a role in continuing conflicts
Some religion have an inherent tendency to capture lands. Hence, you can notice that religions which were foreign to some country in the past have conquered the whole country now.
Was religion created to control the masses
Not all but some of them have been created to control the masses.
These religions can be seen trying to convert others.
By control the religion gets control over the nation or land where its followers reside.
Is religion evil
It is believed that few religions are truely evil if one understand them
I grew up jewish bar -mit or battered mitsvah and saying your not jewish is like a perah worse than horthones scalet A and way are they after this ecause of others milined and persecuted durung ww2 by germany. it is illogical and adhomin to overgroup overgeneralize because of john locke not experinceing free thought type of atheism and when i was born seeing myself slowly retreating via thyoid to ineminal deases but all comnmets with not wanting nor wishing to be born in a religioius world yet want to live
Religion makes people flee reality. It wants the practicer to abandon reason and embrace faith. Once you choose a religion, you are immediately divided from society. Hubris places you above others in society. All in all, religion is pernicious, if not patently deceptive. Best done away with and quickly.