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Has Religion had a Positive or Negative Impact on the Development of Society?

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Has Religion had a Positive or Negative Impact on the Development of Society?

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What is the historical role of religion in societal development?

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What is the historical role of religion in societal development?

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How has religion contributed to many societal structures that we have in place today?

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How has religion shaped the actions/behaviors of people throughout the development of society?

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How has religion shaped the actions/behaviors of people throughout the development of society?

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Subquestion/title:

How has religion provided a moral framework that has benefited society?

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How do religion and science impact each other?

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How do religion and science impact each other?

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How has religion influenced education and scientific progress?

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How do religion and politics impact each other?

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How do religion and politics impact each other?

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Subquestion/title:

How does religion influence democracies/democratic societies?

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How do societies based on religion compare to societies based on secularism?

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How do societies based on religion compare to societies based on secularism?

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Subquestion/title:

How do religion-based societies benefit people more than secular-based societies?

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Religion leading to the formation of schools

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Religious organizations built/led to educational structures

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Religious organizations built/led to educational structures

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Monasteries in Europe preserved classical learning during the Dark Ages. The Protestant Reformation, for all its divisiveness, wound up democratizing religious practice and laying foundations for both civic engagement and individual rights. (Rittgers).

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Religious organizations founded some of the world's oldest and most famous universities—Harvard, Yale, and Oxford among them. (Rittgers).

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"Christianity’s Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution—A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First (Review)." -- 2009

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"Christianity’s Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution—A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First (Review)." -- 2009

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Rittgers

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Religion helped do the jobs of public healthcare systems before the systems were actually in place.

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Religious organizations provided hospitals to all of the public

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Religious organizations provided hospitals to all of the public

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Hospitals run by religious orders tended to the sick long before there were public health systems. (Rittgers).

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Religion formed the structure of social services to provide for those in need.

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Religious organizations provide services not necessarily offered by the government

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Religious organizations provide services not necessarily offered by the government

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Religious nonprofits today, fill many of the gaps in social services that governments are not able to efficiently fill. (Rittgers).

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Beliefs of scientists

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Many of the most famous scientists believe in God

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Many of the most famous scientists believe in God

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Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics, was a monk; Georges Lemaître, who proposed the Big Bang theory, was a Catholic priest. (Braun).

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Religion led to a mass spread of education, which contributed to scientific discovery

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Protestant emphasis on individual experience of scripture drove literacy and education across Europe

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Religion produced many different scientific tools

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Religion led to the expression of science

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Religion led to the expression of science

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Early religious communities constructed communal identities through symbols, narrative, and cultural tools, which have helped greatly in expressing scientific ideas. (Braun).

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"Rhetoric and Realities in Early Christianities" -- 2005

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"Rhetoric and Realities in Early Christianities" -- 2005

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Braun

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Coexistence of democracy and religion

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In many cases religion has renewed democratic participation rather than weakened it. (Tipton).

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Religion boosting democracy

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Catholic liberation theology played a key role in resisting authoritarian regimes. In the US, Black churches were at the forefront of the civil rights movement. (Tipton).

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"Public Religions in the Modern World. Reviewed by Steven M. Tipton, The Journal of Religion" -- 1995

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"Public Religions in the Modern World. Reviewed by Steven M. Tipton, The Journal of Religion" -- 1995

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Tipton

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Unification

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Religious ideas bring societies together more efficiently than secular ideas

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Religious ideas bring societies together more efficiently than secular ideas

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Religion is a ubiquitous social force throughout the world, especially in nations where there is a lot of existential issues.(Norris and Inglehart).

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Belonging and meaning

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Even in secure democracies, religion stands as a source of belonging, meaning, and moral clarity for millions. (Norris and Inglehart).

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"Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide" -- 2011

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"Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide" -- 2011

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Norris and Inglehart

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Law and order

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Religious codes influenced the creation of law

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Religious codes influenced the creation of law

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Religious codes of conduct, such as the Ten Commandments, Islamic Sharia, etc.—have influenced laws and civic expectations globally. (Stepan).

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"Religion, Democracy, and the 'Twin Tolerations'" -- 2000

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"Religion, Democracy, and the 'Twin Tolerations'" -- 2000

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Stepan