Abstract:

Many wonder why self-confessed religious nations such as Christian nation, Islam nations, Hinduism nation, have not become better country in terms of morality such as corruption, killings, gambling, cheating, abortions, and many more immoralities. Those immoralities raise question in the mind of many people: does religion have no influence to the moral life of people? At the same time, some nations that claim to have no religion, they are advanced and less corrupt. Such picture deserves to be investigated.  

KEYWORDS

Religion, Morality, Life, Individual, Human Welfare, Realties 

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