Professional paper
THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD COMMUNITY
Zdravko Šorđan
; Institute of Teology, Belgrade, Serbia
Abstract
The main characteristics of a civil society include principles that are equal for all of its citizens: rule of law, democratic governance and new partnership among all nations and people. In the economic, religious, cultural and political spheres, a civil society is characterized by a continuous effective and sustainable development, which not only generates economic growth, but also distributes all acquired goods evenly. It is a society which regenerates its environment rather than destroying it, which empowers people rather than marginalizing them, because it is civil, civilized and tolerant. The freedom of religion is in the best interest of a state, since in this way religion is provided with a possibility to act within a society without any dependence on political tools or pressures to serve political goals. World religions should realize that negating religious freedom to any group or an individual represents a threat to the religious freedom of all people and that a deprivation of religious rights to any believer means infringement of the rights of all believers. It must be stressed that freedom of religion is a human right, an advantage of the nature. There is almost nothing which is a matter of free will to such an extent as religion. The freedom has only in religion sown its abode.
Keywords
freedom; tolerance; religion; community; civil society; state
Hrčak ID:
79537
URI
Publication date:
7.3.2012.
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