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  3. Restrictive influence of religion on the masses

Restrictive influence of religion on the masses

Nature

Religions may have a very strong and subtle hold over the masses, particularly in poor and underdeveloped areas, and may retard development on account of rigid doctrine. Religious influence may conflict with political influence on ideological grounds.

Broader

Restrictive practices
Excellent
Dependence on religion
Presentable

Narrower

Unreached peoples
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Groupthink
Presentable
Collapse of belief systems
Yet to rate

Reduced by

Disintegration of organized religion
Presentable
Irreligiousness
Unpresentable

Strategy

Restricting the masses
Yet to rate

Value

Uninfluence
Yet to rate
Restriction
Yet to rate
Nonrestrictive
Yet to rate
Influence
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Yet to rate
 Yet to rate
Language
English
1A4N
F3361
DOCID
11633610
D7NID
140316
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/restrictive-influence-religion-masses
Last update
Jan 22, 2025