Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: New Religious Movement
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Would consider hockey as canada"s national religion . According to him the effect (or function) of rituals and of religions as a. Evidence: pattern"s of sporting games are consistent with durkheim"s. The major world religions have traditionally places women in a subordinate position, reinforcing patriarchy. Corinthians in the new testament emphasizes women should keep silent in the church, if they desire to know anything, they should ask their husbands at home . The sidur, (jewish prayer book) includes a prayer that says blessed are you. Lord our god, king of the universe, who didn"t make me a woman . The qur"an (the holy book of islam) contains a book of women which it is written that righteous women are devoutly obedient . Catholic priest and muslim mullahs must be men. Def"n of a church: is any bureaucratic religious organization that has accommodated itself to mainstream society and culture. Church authorities often support gender and class inequality.