Do religion serves as a social "glue" among societies?

>>3208267
yes, literally
> Middle English (originally in the sense ‘life under monastic vows’): from Old French, or from Latin religio(n-) ‘obligation, bond, reverence,’ perhaps based on Latin religare ‘to bind.’

>>3208605
BUGS

>>3208267
Religion is one potential unifying factor in a culture. It's not the only thing that can fill that niche though.

>>3208267
Any ideology can do the trick, religions however have the most praxis.

>>3208792
> Any ideology can do the trick
for 50 years max

>>3208267
Yes, of course.

It genuinely depends on the society, because if the society is anything more than just one single unifying religion, it's existence is going to cause friction.

>>3208267

The most important part of a religion are the social and private rituals which give a continuous stability, even as days and weeks and years pass.

Normies have a gigantic hardon for maintaining identity.

>>3208799
America has done all right.

>>3208845
America is a theocracy in all but name.

>>3208865
The cake industry has demonstrated that what really rules this country with an iron-fist is a bunch of fags and dykes.

>>3208267
Yes, if it wasn't for Christianity we would have stopped existing in 7th century.
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>>3208865
>America is a theocracy in all but name.

Not at all, they worship the devil along with the rest of the monotheists and they will pay dearly for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzXeghkkzDw

Yes. I would be very, very surprised if more than about 5-10% of self-proclaimed Christians (let's only count the theologically "conservative" churches, the liberal churches are already based on this thesis and are another issue entirely) in the United States are actually Christian in their doctrine and personal practice. Yet "Christianity" is still a huge social force and unifying factor for an overwhelming portion of American society. It gives them a culture, sense of belonging, cameraderie, political energy, purchasing habits, outward signs of social belonging, etc. Same goes for Buddhism in countries like Thailand. Or Islam in Kyrgyzstan. Or Shinto in Japan. The examples could go on indefinitely.

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>>3208267
>Suddenly: schism.
There goes your glue.

>>3208902
By that logic, blacks are the real rulers of the country. Because I'm pretty sure the reaction against the cake shop owner would have been far worse if they had asserted their "right" to not sell cakes to black couples.

>>3208267
Yes

>>3208865
>America is a theocracy in all but name.

this is by far the edgiest and most meaningless statement I've read on this website, congratulations