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Does religion unite or divide human societies?

Asked in 3 years · 2004–2020Appears in:English EssaySociology
This debate All debatesIn shortPositionsNewsPast questions (3)Same themeDid Islam spread in the subcontinent chiefly through Sufis or through conquest?Is Pakistan's diversity a strength or a threat to national integration?Did religious reform movements lay the foundations of Muslim nationalism in India?

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Functions of religion, pluralism in Islam, extremism and sectarian violence, examples from Pakistan and the world, balanced conclusion
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2020 · CSS Sociology · QuestionDurkheim emphasized on the functional aspects of religion. However, we observe many instances of religious extremism in Pakistani society. Shed some light on the phenomenon. Outline it
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2020
CSS · Sociology · Question

Durkheim emphasized on the functional aspects of religion. However, we observe many instances of religious extremism in Pakistani society. Shed some light on the phenomenon.

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2010
CSS · English Essay · Essay title

Religion has done more harm than help to human relations in the world.