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The document discusses religion as a form of cultural variation. It explains that religion can be defined as a set of practices and behaviors relating to belief in God(s). Major world religions include Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Taoism, and Buddhism. In the Philippines, the majority are Christian with minorities of Muslims, Buddhists, Taoists and Hindus. Recognizing cultural variations in religion and showing respect can help prevent conflicts that sometimes arise from differences in religious beliefs and practices.
The document discusses religion as a form of cultural variation. It explains that religion can be defined as a set of practices and behaviors relating to belief in God(s). Major world religions include Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Taoism, and Buddhism. In the Philippines, the majority are Christian with minorities of Muslims, Buddhists, Taoists and Hindus. Recognizing cultural variations in religion and showing respect can help prevent conflicts that sometimes arise from differences in religious beliefs and practices.
The document discusses religion as a form of cultural variation. It explains that religion can be defined as a set of practices and behaviors relating to belief in God(s). Major world religions include Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Taoism, and Buddhism. In the Philippines, the majority are Christian with minorities of Muslims, Buddhists, Taoists and Hindus. Recognizing cultural variations in religion and showing respect can help prevent conflicts that sometimes arise from differences in religious beliefs and practices.
• EXPLAIN RELIGION AS A FORM OF CULTURAL VARIATION,
• DESCRIBE DIVERSITY OF RELIGIONS IN THE WORLD AND IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND • ANALYZE ISSUES REGARDING RELIGION IN THE WORLD AND IN THE PHILIPPINES. • HOW IS CULTURAL VARIATION EXPLAINED IN TERMS OF RELIGION? • WHAT ARE THE EXISTING RELIGIONS IN THE WORLD AND IN PHILIPPINES? • WHAT ARE THE ISSUES SURROUNDING DIFFERENCES IN RELIGION? RELIGION AS A CULTURAL VARIATION • WE LIVE IN A WORLD WITH VARYING AND DIVERSE CULTURES. • CULTURAL VARIATION OR DIFFERENCES TAKE MANY FORMS WITHIN AND AMONG SOCIETIES. ONE OF WHICH IS RELIGION. • RELIGION CAN BE DEFINED AS A SET OF PRACTICES AND BEHAVIORS THAT RELATE TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE'S BELIEF IN A GOD OR A GROUP OF GODS. • SOCIOLOGISTS STUDYING RELIGION CONSIDER IT A PART OF SOCIETY'S CULTURE. IN MOST CASES, RELIGION NOT ONLY AFFECTS A PERSON'S BELIEF, BUT ONE'S WAY OF LIFE. VARIETY OF RELIGION • THERE ARE MANY RELIGIONS AROUND THE WORLD. • AMONG THE MAJOR RELIGIONS IN THE WORLD ARE CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, HINDUISM, TAOISM, AND BUDDHISM. • EACH OF THESE RELIGIONS HAS ITS OWN SET OF BELIEFS AND PRACTICES THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED BY ITS BELIEVERS. • IN A SOCIETY, SEVERAL RELIGIONS MAY EXIST AND SINCE RELIGION AFFECTS AN INDIVIDUAL’S WAY OF LIFE, WE CAN OBSERVE THE CULTURAL VARIATION IN THE FORM OF DIFFERENT RELIGION RELIGION IN THE PHILIPPINES
• THE PHILIPPINES IS A SECULAR COUNTRY, WHICH MEANS THAT THE
GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PRESCRIBE A SPECIFIC SET OF ACTIVITIES OR LAWS BASED ON RELIGION. A CITIZEN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE HIS OR HER OWN RELIGION IS PROTECTED BY THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION. • IN THE PHILIPPINES, THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION ARE CHRISTIANS, WITH A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE POPULATION PRACTICING ISLAM, PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. • BUDDHISM, TAOISM, AND HINDUISM ARE ALSO PRACTICED BY A SMALL NUMBER OF INHABITANTS IN THE ARCHIPELAGO. • DIFFERENT RELIGIONS ARE BEING PRACTICED IN THE PHILIPPINE SOCIETY TODAY. THIS VARIATION IN RELIGION IS A PRODUCT OF THE EVOLUTION OF PHILIPPINE SOCIETY ACROSS TIME. UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL VARIATION IN THE FORM OF RELIGION • CULTURAL VARIATIONS DO EXIST AS EXEMPLIFIED THROUGH DIFFERENT RELIGIONS IN THE WORLD, MORE SO IN OUR PHILIPPINE SOCIETY. • FOR EXAMPLE, CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, YET HINDUS BELIEVE IN MANY GODS, WHILE BUDDHISTS DO NOT. • THE SETS OF PRACTICES AND BELIEFS OF A PARTICULAR RELIGION INFLUENCE THE BEHAVIOR OF ITS FOLLOWERS AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. • ISSUES SURROUNDING DIFFERENCES IN RELIGION • BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS, ISSUES AND CONFLICTS BETWEEN RELIGIOUS GROUPS OR DENOMINATIONS CANNOT BE PREVENTED. PROBLEMS/CONFLICTS • SINCE A DIFFERENCE IN RELIGION DOES NOT ONLY MEAN WORSHIPPING A DIFFERENT GOD, CONFLICTS SOMETIMES ARISE BETWEEN THEIR BELIEVERS. • SOME BELIEVERS OF A PARTICULAR RELIGION FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BEING MARGINALIZED, WHILE SOME FEEL LIKE THOSE FOLLOWING OTHER RELIGIONS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEIR NUMBER. • IT MAY COME EASY TO BE SWAYED BY RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES AND START A CONFLICT. A BELIEVER OR FOLLOWER OF A PARTICULAR RELIGION MAY OFFEND A FOLLOWER OF ANOTHER RELIGION IF HE OR SHE IMPOSES HIS OR HER BELIEFS OR PRACTICES OF HIS OR HER RELIGION. • IN HISTORY, BLOODY WARS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES, AND UNFORTUNATELY, CONFLICTS CONTINUE UNTIL NOW DUE TO VARYING RELIGIONS. SOLUTIONS/ACTIONS • TO PREVENT CONFLICTS, THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS STARTED RECOGNIZING SOME OF THE SPECIAL DAYS IN DIFFERENT RELIGIONS. • EMPLOYEES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO WORK DURING HOLY WEEK; WHEREIN CATHOLICS COMMEMORATE THE SUFFERING AND DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST. • THE START AND THE END OF THE RAMADAN ARE ALSO CONSIDERED HOLIDAYS, JUST LIKE WHEN THE CHINESE CELEBRATE THE START OF THEIR NEW YEAR. • THIS WAY, THE GOVERNMENT ALLOWS FOLLOWERS OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS TO ATTEND TO THEIR RELIGIOUS OBLIGATIONS WITHOUT THEIR WORK GETTING IN THE WAY. • TO THOSE CONFLICTS BROUGHT ABOUT BY DIFFERENCES IN RELIGION, THE KEY WORD HERE IS RESPECT. AND RESPECT ENTAILS A CONSCIOUS EFFORT OF ACQUIRING CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING WHICH THIS COURSE IS MAINLY ABOUT. LET TRY IT! • FIND SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS OR FRIENDS OF YOUR FAMILY WHO BELONG TO OTHER RELIGION. ASK THEM HOW THEIR RELIGION AFFECT THE WAY THEY BEHAVE AND INTERACT IN THE SOCIETY. YOU MAY ALSO ASK THEM HOW MUCH THEY KNOW ABOUT OTHER RELIGIONS AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO BELONG TO THESE RELIGIONS. •IN YOUR OPINION, WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO RESPECT DIFFERENCES IN RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES? KEY POINTS • CULTURAL VARIATION TAKES ITS MANY FORMS, ONE OF WHICH IS RELIGION. • RELIGION IS A SET OF PRACTICES AND BEHAVIOR THAT RELATE TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE'S BELIEF IN A GOD OR GROUP OF GODS. • AMONG THE MAJOR RELIGIONS IN THE WORLD ARE CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, HINDUISM, ANDBUDDHISM. • THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT HAS STARTED TO RECOGNIZE SPECIAL DAYS IN DIFFERENT RELIGIONS TO GIVE THE BELIEVERS FREEDOM TO PRACTICE THEIR OWN RELIGIONS. • DESPITE BEING LARGELY CATHOLIC, THE PHILIPPINES REMAINS A SECULAR COUNTRY. A CITIZEN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE HIS OR HER OWN RELIGION IS PROTECTED BY THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION. • IN THE PHILIPPINES, THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION ARE CHRISTIANS, WITH A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE POPULATION PRACTICING ISLAM, PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY WHILE SOME INHABITANTS PRACTICE BUDDHISM, TAOISM, OR HINDUISM. • PROTESTANTS ALSO BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, BUT THEY DO NOT SHARE THE SAME PRACTICES AS CATHOLICISM. • MANY CONFLICTS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF CULTURAL VARIATIONS SUCH AS DIFFERENCES IN RELIGION. • RECOGNIZING CULTURAL VARIATION AND SHOWING RESPECT TO DIFFERENT RELIGION CAN AVOID CONFLICT. • RESPECT CAN EFFECTIVELY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE CONSCIOUS EFFORT OF ACQUIRING CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.