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Society and ME
| 5.6 |
Common component-Religion
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| Religion has always been a common component of virtually every society. | ||
| As you might have already guessed, instruments of power exist as the basis of any organized formal power of society - the ability to maintain control and influence. | ||
| When we consider the influence of religion in terms of the structure and nature of society later in this chapter, we should expect to see the existence of religious instruments of power as the basis for most models of organized society. | ||
| Given what we have discussed in terms of religious instruments of power, it is important to reflect on the implication of religious instruments of power always being the most powerful of all instruments of power. | ||
| Military/State mandate versus religious mandate | ||
| In simplest terms , the right to govern, the right to lead and the instruments of power that reinforce these rights are most powerfully positioned and crafted by religions than the State. | ||
| By definition, a religion is a "divine covenant with God", whereas a state constitution in the traditional sense is a "covenant between men". Therefore, religious mandates are philosophically stronger than State mandates in strongly religious societies. | ||
| The instruments of power are more powerful for a religion than a state | ||
| By definition, the instruments of power representing physical objects of a religion will always be more powerful than those of a State This is because the religious instruments of power representing physical objects for a religion are considered absolute and divine- above the laws of man, whereas the State instruments can only be a subset of these instruments. | ||
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