Browse in wordlist. See entries that contain "religion". Display options. Show syllables. Show Lookup History. Double-Click Lookup. Studies have shown that there is no moral difference between children who are raised as religious and those raised secular or non-believing.
Moral intuitions arise on their own in children, independently of religious understanding: For example, as Jenny Anderson writes in Quartz , kids as young as four years old want to cooperate and intuitively dislike freeloaders. Studies have shown that even the youngest kids show signs of understanding the importance of being helpful. A great example of this comes from indigenous families in Mexico and Guatemala, where children often volunteer to help around the house in ways that might well inspire envy among other parents.
A lot of prominent atheists assume the opposite. Read more from our series on Rewiring Childhood. This reporting is part of a series supported by a grant from the Bernard van Leer Foundation. By providing your email, you agree to the Quartz Privacy Policy. Skip to navigation Skip to content. Discover Membership. Editions Quartz. The notion of religious freedom is not universally recognized and accepted throughout the world.
People do not have the same freedom of religion from one country to another. Under communist regimes, practice of religion was prohibited. Religious practice is permitted but tightly controlled and regulated. There are also countries with a state religion. In these countries there is a strong relationship between religion and government.
As a general rule, religion is written into the constitution and enjoys an elevated status. These countries include, for example, Jordan , Greece and Cambodia. Finally, there are numerous secular neutral regarding religion and laical independent of religious authority nations. This includes the vast majority of countries in the world, for example Mexico , Turkey , France , Ethiopia and Brazil.
All recognize freedom of religion and establish a separation of Church and State. Throughout the world, certain religious minorities are restricted and cannot practice their faith.
This affects children belonging to these minorities as well, who do not have access to the same schools and, once adults, will not have access to every profession. Poorly regarded by the state and society, they remain at the margins of the community. In numerous countries and on every continent, religion can be a source of conflict, and even wars. Unfortunately, children are too commonly the victims.
And, unfortunately, examples abound throughout the world. In the Balkans region of Europe, even though the war is officially over, areas of tension persist between Orthodox Christians, Catholics and Muslims, the latter continuing to be the victims of discrimination. This might be done in a general way by wearing a symbol or a type of clothing.
Many people believe that it is important to tell other people about their religion, so that they can believe as well. This is called "witnessing". There are many ways to witness. A person may tell their classmates, workmates and friends about their beliefs. A person might go to other people's houses and talk about their beliefs, or invite the people to join in the rituals of the religion, such as going to church or to a religious festival.
A person might have printed material such as books or leaflets that they give to other people to read. A person might travel to a different country to teach, to work in a health service or to help people in some other way. People who do this are called "missionaries". These are different ways that people witness to their religion.
When a person hears a witness and decides that they will join the religion, this is called a "conversion". Usually a person decides to join a religion because they like what they have read or been told, and they believe that they are hearing the truth.
They join the religion because they choose. However, throughout history there have been many times when people have been forced to join a religion by violence and threats. This is still happening today. In most countries of the world, people are free to belong to whatever religion they choose.
This is generally thought of as a basic human right. However, there are parts of the world where it is illegal against the law to witness to any religion except the one accepted by the government of the country. People who belong to other religions may be threatened, put in jail or murdered.
Rituals are an important part of the tradition of many religions. In many religions, it is the tradition for people to meet for a celebration on one day in every week. There are also major celebrations that may be held only at certain times of the year, for example, on the birthday of a person who is honoured in that religion. Some religions have celebrations for different seasons of the year, or when the sun or moon is in a certain part of the sky.
In nearly every religion, the important stages of a person's life have a religious celebration. Birth, naming, reaching an age to think for oneself, reaching adulthood, marriage, childbirth, sickness and death are all celebrated by some religions.
Having a celebration or special traditions when a person dies is very common. It is the traditions that are about death that give the earliest evidence of religious beliefs. Scientists have discovered that , years ago, Neanderthal people started burying their dead.
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