Religion plays a significant role in the history of mankind. Its provisions are not tested by science, it is entirely based on the belief in the existence of an invisible world, where supernatural powerful beings live. Regardless of the worldview and beliefs of specific people, religion continues to be a real force influencing the development of modern society.
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The significance of religion in the life of specific societies largely depends on the historical situation. Even within the framework of one state, the attitude to the religious worldview can radically change. For example, in Russia, where the traditions of Orthodoxy were strong for centuries, after the victory of the October Revolution, materialistic views prevailed, and the church fell into decay for several decades.
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The main function of any religion is ideological. By agreeing with religious institutions, a person actually takes on faith a set of certain views, beliefs and ideals. Religion offers its supporters a unique picture of the world and a system of moral values. It also indicates where the meaning of earthly existence should be sought.
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Faith in God and the higher powers that govern the lives of people becomes a strong consolation for a religious person. In the modern world, filled with suffering and disorder, there is support, hope for the best. Humanity through religion satisfies spiritual hunger. For those who accept the postulates of faith, religion becomes a kind of outlet where one can find a solution to any problem. Society most often turns to God at the most difficult, turning points in history.
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Religion regulates the most diverse aspects of human life and society. The church teaches parishioners how they should act in a given situation. She instructs the lost and makes efforts to eliminate social conflicts with which modernity abounds. The basic religious principles - justice and goodness - help to form high moral principles and ideals in the members of society. Those who sincerely believe in God, as a rule, are incapable of immoral acts and gross violation of social norms.
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One of the remaining social functions of religion to this day is social cohesion. This unifying role of the church manifests itself very clearly at critical moments in the life of the state. Representatives of the clergy have repeatedly led and inspired liberation movements directed against foreign invasions or internal enemies. It was not for nothing that in Russia at the time of the invasion of the enemy, the ringing of church bells was heard in cities and villages, calling for a general gathering.
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The importance of religion is also great in the cultural life of society. At all times, the church stood guard over spiritual values. Many works of art are in one way or another connected with religious subjects. Religion still inspires sculptors, painters, poets and writers. In the old days, church and secular culture were inextricably linked. Today, when society is again showing interest in issues of spiritual development, this lost connection is gradually being restored.
