What is religion

A religion is a formalized political shape, set up by using a community that follows a particular set of spiritual, mystical, or philosophical teachings. The intention of such political structures — like every type of political structure, everywhere — is (in easton’s terms) to authoritatively allocate the values of the community. Because of this religions establish and regulate doctrine, practices, symbolism, rituals, and other factors that help orient and manipulate the conduct of network members. Human beings regularly conflate religion (the political superstructure) with religion (the underlying teachings that non-secular structures are constructed round). This is comprehensible, given that it's miles the ostensible cause of a religion to foster, validate, and keep the integrity of and faith within the teachings. Alas, religion can without problems uncouple itself from the unique teachings, becoming a basically political corporation that as frequently as not ignores or undercuts its very own values. We see this in positive cults and in some fundamentalist groups, companies emerge as so invested in extending their political attain that they engage in abominable behaviors that run counter to the teachings in their very own (and nearly each different) religion.