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In the southern colonies, religion played an important role, they used the bible as a way to justify there actions.But for the slaves, it made them believe that hope will come and that theywill be free.

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This is similar as I compare Christianity and Muslims now as back then, this was like that during the 1700s and 1800s. Though it's not as radical as you think, but having to use religion for the sake of brainwashing and telling them what they aren't was very serious. Christianity is suppose to be a peaceful religion, but how it was treated back then labeled you

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Religion played a big role in slavery.The old and New Testament gave permission to hold others as slaves.

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The role that religion plays in modern society is that everyone believes in a religion and in the religions in the southern colonies in the 1700s and 1800s they were discriminating people by what they believe.

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Religion plays a big role in modern society because  with a world without religion it would make the world chaotic

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Religion was useful then as it is now . Back then you had to attend a house or worship and give money to the ministers. There was a set a rules they needed to be followed . When the wars came about they could of worshipped a certain god for the safe being of their people .

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Religion role in the southern colonies was to make them believe they was fighting in the right, they god was on their side.

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religion was used more in the 17 and 1800s then now

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The function religion played in the southern colonies during the 1700s and the 1800s was a lot of discrimination. People didn't like each other because of their beliefs. That caused a lot of wars. Religion plays a big role in modern society.For example, right now Muslims are not allowed to come to the United States because people think that they're danger to us.

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Religion plays an important part today, it sort of makes you think twice, that anything you do has a consequence. Religion makes you be more and trust in

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In the 1700's and 1800's, religion played a big role in slavery. The Old and New Testament gives permission

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Religion in the southern colonies during the 17-1800's was often used to justify discrimination. However, people also used it as a reason to take a stand against it.

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Religion nowadays is like a weapon. Mostly to forcefully convert someone or be aware of the "dangers" of it, when really, there isn't. What I mean with Christians with the Spanish Inquisition, the war of Catholics and Protestants, and missionaries. With the "dangers", I mean with Muslims as they are seen as radicals. When really, it is a peaceful religion covered by the biased media.

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Religion nowadays is like a weapon. Mostly to forcefully convert someone or be aware of the "dangers" of it, when really, there isn't. What I mean with Christians with the Spanish Inquisition, the war of Catholics and Protestants, and missionaries. With the "dangers", I mean with Muslims as they are seen as radicals. When really, it is a peaceful religion covered by the biased media.

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The function that religion played in the southern colonies during the 1700s and 1800s was that it caused wars because people believed in different Gods and different religions got involved in the wars that were going on at the time. Like today, people would argue about their beliefs and which religion is right.