Religion+in+Society

=Religion in society can bring people together, but also can cause conflicts depending on the situation. =



===Here in America, Religion is not taken to an extreme when it comes to the government laws. Every person has an opportunity to believe in any religion they want and the government cannot interfere with people’s choices in religion. Unlike Middle Eastern countries that force their citizens to do things according to the Koran, the American government does not make their people follow the rules of the Bible, just the laws that are passed by congress. America was one of the first countries to enact separation of Church and State, and Freedom of Religion and those laws are still in use today.=== http://www.christchurchstellarton.ca/ ===In Middle Eastern countries religion is forced. The teachings from the Koran are put into action in the governments of those Middle Eastern countries. In movies like Osama, the truth about the oppression from the government and al Qaeda is shown. The government follows the rules stated in the Koran and they follow those laws strictly and harsh punishment is given to those who do not submit to Allah.===

===The religion of Islam is forced on the people of the Middle East. Some places like Saudi Arabia even outlaw other religions and religious freedom is not an option. Religion is so intertwined in the governments that it affects all aspects of life there.=== ===The people of Middle Eastern countries, especially woman, may seem to be very passionate and extreme about their religion. They wear burkas and are not allowed to be seen out in public without a man with them. They wear burkas to show that they are Muslim, it should be their choice, but the Middle Eastern government forces them to wear them.===

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===In the book //__The Reluctant Fundamentalist__//, the main character comes to America and has to deal with racism because of his skin color. Even though he was not a radical Muslim, he was perceived as one after the attacks of 9/11. Terrorist attacks such as the ones on the World Trade Center show us that there are some radicals out there who might have a lot of power, but it is essential that we must not stereotype people because of how they look. === http://www.print.duncans.tv/2008/stop-the-oppression-of-women-in-the-islamic-world/

===In the Middle East religious radicals seem to put religion and violence in the same category. Al Qaeda uses religion and violence to oppress society. They use the teachings from the Koran to punish people for anything they see fit. In the movie Osama the main character is punished for dressing like a boy. The man who declared her punishment said it was in the name of Allah, however never once did he quote anything from the Koran he made his own decision.=== http://www.nobeliefs.com/religiouswars.htm Religion in society.