Religion, in whichever form of it, has over the centuries been upheld by various groups as the ultimate guide to good living, harmonious coexistence and the sole source of spiritual nourishment. Virtually all religions uphold their beliefs as the truest path to a purpose driven life and a fulfilling existence on earth and even beyond. The religious writing have situations, case scenarios and story of individuals that are geared towards teaching the readers the purpose for which they are alive and how to overcome various challenges like the religious sages did in the various writings from varying religions. Being that the religious writings define our livelihood and are our spiritual guide, there is the interaction between the spiritual and the physical. The physical body is deemed complete once it is given that functional purpose by the spiritual aspects of religion.
However, the flip side to it is that the same religion can be and has been a source of conflicts within the society. From the centuries old religious records like the Holy Bible, Holy Quran among many others, there are incidences where religious instigated conflicts and wars have been experienced. These have been as direct command from the supreme beings, religious leaders or the gods that have existed depending on the religions. In the recent history, religion has seen the rise of mass campaigns to murder people who do not ascribe to other religions like the massacre and subsequent dispersion of the Jews across the world, the murder of non Christians by the Christians in the so called crusades and the current terrorist attacks that predominantly have their basis on the Islamic faith that the sinners, the unclean, also referred to as Kafir should be killed. There still exists religious intolerance even in silence in almost all societies and this is a form of calm but not peace, or rather a docile conflict in the society.
By concentrating on God's Name (or many titles), one conquers the ego and unites with God" (Islam in Sikhism, n.d.). The compilation of the Sikh scriptures began in 1604 by the Fifth Guru. The last of the ten Gurus, Guru Gobind Singh, announced that he would be the last personal Guru and that after that Sikhs were to regard the Adi Granth as their teacher. This sacred book is thought
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Religion or Science? Since the Renaissance, there has been a vocal debate between religion and science. Galileo was imprisoned and sanctioned because of his views of the universe, the sun, and the way planets moved. As science progressed, this debate became even more heated. However, in the late 20th century, there has also been a mitigating discussion about the way that religion and science can actual coexist as explanations of the
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This means that there must be some correlation between religion and politics. Indeed Keddie (2003) asserts that there is an aversion to the word secular and that most countries that try to embrace this idea are not content. According to Carroll (2003) this inevitable link between religion and politics forces the question of whether or not the world would be better off without religion. The author asserts that misconceptions about
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