Religion, and the Global Economy

Religion to begin with, is defined as a specific or fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects. The Global economy is organized according to certain rules, and practices that must be followed. Naturally, one thing that influences these practices, and rules to be, is then religion.


One cannot deny that Religions have an effect on beliefs, politics, and therefore society. An example is the Catholic religion in the Philippines. It is very dominant as 80 percent of the population are Catholics. Due to this, the RH Bill is not being effected in the country, and contraceptives are not as welcome or as used as it is in other countries as to example Africa. Due to the Catholic beliefs, and culture, abstinence is preferred. Hence, many people involved in Politics would not support the RH Bill as well to avoid conflict with the dominant religion. The distribution of these contraceptives are then affected as well, causing an impact on Globalization. Another, is the distribution of Pork in Iraq. Because of the Islamic religion, pork is not very sellable in the area, and are therefore not distributed in the country so much. 

However, even if these cases exist, one must not forget that Religion flattens cultural differences as well. Due Religion, many individuals, or groups, act as one no matter where they are due to the common beliefs they have within their religion. Hence, it could be safe to say that religion replaces or ignores local customs and beliefs as well.


To sum it all up, Religion affects Globalization in two ways. It could either promote it considering the common beliefs of individuals from different places, or do the opposite due to the differences of several religions that coexist with one another. There are pros, and cons considering religion, and its relationship with the Global Economy. 


Hence, religion in itself influences politics, the people involved, the globe, or the society as a whole. 
- Maribien Gonzales