Q. What is the impact of religion on political participation?
We find that religious beliefs are significantly related to national political participation. For religious activities, identifying with a religious tradition reduces participation, but participation in church activities increases political participation.
Q. How do religious views influence society?
Religious practice promotes the well-being of individuals, families, and the community. Religious worship also leads to a reduction in the incidence of domestic abuse, crime, substance abuse, and addiction. In addition, religious practice can increase physical and mental health, longevity, and education attainment.
Q. How does religion affect culture?
Religion can affect more than a particular person’s habits. These beliefs and practices can influence an entire community, nation, or region. Religious practices shape, and are shaped by, the culture around them.
Q. Where does separation of church and state come from?
The expression “separation of church and state” can be traced to an 1802 letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to a group of men affiliated with the Danbury Baptists Association of Connecticut.
Q. What are the benefits of separation of church and state?
The concept of a “separation of church and state” reinforces the legal right of a free people to freely live their faith, even in public; without fear of government coercion. Free exercise means you may have a faith and you may live it.
Q. Who came up with separation of church and state?
Thomas Jefferson
Q. What did the founders mean by separation of church and state?
The separation of church and state was a main idea that the Founders intended the First Amendment to function as. To say that our government is founded on Christian values denounces the very efforts our Founding Fathers made to promote the separation of the religion and government.
Q. What was the original purpose of separation of church and state?
The phrase “separation of church and state” was initially coined by Baptists striving for religious toleration in Virginia, whose official state religion was then Anglican (Episcopalian). Baptists thought government limitations against religion illegitimate. James Madison and Thomas Jefferson championed their cause.
Q. Why does state not interfere in religious matter?
Answer: The Indian State does not interfere in religious beliefs and practices of individuals and thus keeps away from religious affairs of the citizens. But when someone tries to disturb social harmony in the name of religion then the State has the right to intervene.
Q. Can there be different views within the same religion yes or no?
Answer: Different views are followed even within the same religion. As for example, only in the Hindu religion, we have hundreds of deities worshipped by different groups of people. Similarly, in the Muslim community, there are Shiyas and Shunnis.
Q. What is intervene in civics?
An intervention is a combination of program elements or strategies designed to produce behavior changes or improve health status among individuals or an entire population. Interventions may include educational programs, new or stronger policies, improvements in the environment, or a health promotion campaign.
Q. Why do you think the annual calendar of holidays in government schools pertain to different religions?
What does this indicate? Answer : Many holidays on a school’s annual calendar pertain to different religions. This indicates that India is a secular country where religious freedom is granted to its citizens and all religions are equally respected.
Q. How far do you agree with the view that Indian state keeps away from religion as well as interference in religion?
The Indian State does not interfere in the religious beliefs and practices of individuals and thus keeps away from the religious affairs of the citizens. But when someone tries to disturb social harmony in the name of religion then the State has the right to intervene.
Q. What is secularism answer?
Secularism refers to the separation of religion from the state. It means that the state should not discriminate among its citizens on the basis of religion. It should neither encourage nor discourage the followers of any religion.
Q. Can there be different views within the same religion elucidate with examples?
Examples of different views within the same religion: (i) Hindus are divided in Vaishnav (followers of Lord Vishnu) and Shaiv (worshipers of Lord Shiva). (ii) Muslims are divided into Shiyas and Sunnis. (iii) Buddhists are divided into Mahayan and Hinyan. (iv) Followers of Lord Mahavir are called Jain.
Q. What is the most important aspect of secularism state its importance?
As discussed above, the most important aspect of secularism is its separation of religion from State power. This is important for a country to function democratically. Almost all countries of the world will have more than one religious group living in them.
Q. Can there be different views?
Examples of different views within the same religion: (i) Hindus are divided in Vaishnav (followers of Lord Vishnu) and Shaiv (worshipers of Lord Shiva). (ii) Muslims are divided into Shiyas and Sunnis.
Q. In what way does the state prevent the tyranny of the religious majority?
The second way in which Indian secularism works to prevent the above domination is through a strategy of noninterference. This means that in order to respect the sentiments of all religions and not interfere with religious practices, the State makes certain exceptions for particular religious communities.
Q. What are the elements ensured through secularism to achieve the objective of equality?
In the West, the word secular implies three things: freedom of religion, equal citizenship to each citizen regardless of his or her religion, and the separation of religion and state (polity). Everyone is equal under law, and subject to the same laws irrespective of his or her religion, in the West.
Q. What are the three objectives of secularism?
The three objectives of a secular state are: 1) That one religious community does not dominate another; 2) That some members do not dominate other members of the same religious community; 3) That the State does not enforce any particular religion nor take away the religious freedom of individuals.
Q. How does the state intervene in religious matters?
The head of the Indian state or the Prime Minister or even the Governors, Chief Ministers etc. convey their good wishes to the people on such occasions. If the people of the same religion i.e. the Hindus are denied the right to enter a place of worship then the state can intervene.
