There are many problems about religion that still exist in this world. Therefore, one of the most important issues is that people don’t have right to choose their own religion. However, some governments think it may threaten their state interests, so they forbid people to practice religion. Governments should allow their citizens to practice religion freely as it would improve the overall well-being of the country. . Having restricted religion can cause serious problem to the society. Religion is used for people to pure their dirty heart and give their support, faith to overcome the trouble in life. If a country forbid his people to practice them, it will cause many crimes for this country. Research has shown that countries with high levels of government restrictions had higher levels of social hostilities. According to Carol Kuruvilla of The World Post, “ This rise in government restrictions was linked to two indicators in particular —government harassment and use of force against religious groups” (Kuruvilla 3). Religious people find it is hard to practice their religion openly for fear of persecution. Officials in countries like Cameroon, Niger, Chad and the Republic of Congo began banning or punishing women wearing Islamic veils and burqas. In particular, France for cases where individuals were punished for wearing face coverings in public spaces and Russia for prosecuting groups for publicly exercising their religion. Other countries which have their own religion are more different than these countries as their people are more friendly and enjoy their lives.
Having freedom of religion and practicing it can enhance a person’s health. There is overwhelming research evidence that people can live longer. As I see in America, most people can live longer because there are many churches here. They usually go to church to practice on weekends. They think this can comfort them and make them fell at ease. According to Philip Moeller of Wellness, “ Regular and frequent religious attendance does seem to be one of the significant predictors of less stress and more life satisfaction. It’s a period of time when you can actually connect with others and you’re not alone in your beliefs’’(Moeller 2). People in a faith tradition create a better life for themselves . Religion can also free people from their shade and try to get new relationship with others. It heals the psychological problems of them.
Having a religious community can greatly influence a country’s economy. People like to establish an organization to help the poor people, to contribute their own country for some natural diseases, to support the science or technology for some creativity ideas, and so on. According to Kelsey Dallas of Deseret News, “ Religion-related businesses and institutions, as well as houses of worship, bring in more revenue each year than Google，Apple and Amazon combined, contributing around 1.2 trillion dollars annually to America’s GDP” ( Dallas 1 ). Some religious symbols are also used for some companies to design their production, and much money is earned from this. For example, the clothes which we wear have many different textile printings, so some apparel brands use the religious symbols to sell their products. They sell them very well, like Off White ，Supreme ，and other fashion clothings. It’s also promoting religion. Some famous pictures or sculptures are also from the religious symbols, like 《The Last Supper》 or《The Mourning of Christ》. . Some people think the differences in religious belief will allow some people to use traditional religions or create evil religions for illegal activities to harm society. There are many feudal and decadent dregs in religious belief, which are not comforting the current trend of thought. These are wrong in my opinion. With the development of the society, people’s ideas change too.If we have a perfect legal system and education, these illegal activities will hardly occur. In addition, if we know how to deal with these feudal and decadent dregs in religious belief, these issue won’t impact us easily. We have our own ability to identify some bad things and to avoid negative ideas going to our minds, so these can’t be the reasons for us to ignore religion.
The benefits of religious belief are far more than these concerns. It not only can improve personal quality, but also it can promote a country’s development. In addition, it can also expand people’s circle of friends, and this circle of friends will include many kinds of people. Although people around the world have different faith, but the essence is same, and this will make the world more harmonious.
