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Religion - Society and Moral Values

6 Pages 1561 Words December 2014

?Religion is the main instrument which patterns the behavior of the people throughout the world. There are many religions that have substantial principles, and to know them, we must have an open mind and a real understanding of their principles. Throughout this paper, I will center on the world visions of Islam and compare it to Christianity. Both Islam and Christianity have holy books of scripture, the Koran and the Bible, respectively. The books cover rules for moral conduct, guidelines for devotion, wise sayings, and accounts of the interactions between Creator and creation. The Bible and the Koran are central foundations of religious information for their particular beliefs and are extraordinarily sacred texts.
Christianity is the largest religion in the world. The Bible is the textbook Christians use for their daily devotion. These Scriptures play a paramount role in the life of Christianity. The text divided into two parts, and the first part is the Old Testament while the second part contains the New Testament. Some Christians trust the Bible is the best guide to what is correct and wrong. The central principle of the Christian faith is to love one another as Jesus does. The Bible containing social, moral and spiritual values, it also provides vast information about world history as well.
According to the Bible God has a particular concern in the safety of those at the bottom of the social hierarchy, widows, orphans, and others who are abused or needy. "If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm, then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your forefathers for ever and ever."(Jeremiah 7:5-7). "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute, speak up and judge fairly; defen...

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