Religion+in+Our+Ideal+World

During the creation of Our Ideal World it has become apparent that we greatly value freedom. Therefore, it makes sense that we have unanimously decided to have complete freedom of religion. This means that the citizens in our world have the power to follow any faith without restrictions or requirements by the government. Religion, whether we know it or not, plays a much greater role than the beliefs and practices in any tradition. Unlike past Utopias our ideal world will have freedom of religion with a variety of denominations and a common place of worship that will be significant to many of our worlds inhabitants.

Our world will be full of many different types of religions. As we have seen in past works the monasteries of the medieval period were Christian. The people of Cockaigne didn’t care much for religion. In Utopia they had freedom of Religion and the majority became Christians. The Cannibals had little religion but their prophet was held in the highest regard. The City of the Sun had a complex religion with a great emphasis on rituals. Oceana called for a national religion. In Shaker society religion was the main focus of life. The people in our world have come together and will hopefully introduce their respective religions to society.

The religious buildings will be placed close to the center of the city. Religious buildings will surround governmental buildings which will surround the town hall. The people can either separate or come together to worship. Keeping the religious buildings in such close proximity will hopefully facilitate religious discussions and intellectual development.

In many societies, everyday life is centered around religion. In our world, even having a religion is a choice. Religion effects much more than our basic beliefs and practices. A persons religion can effect food, work, suffering, human relations, marriage, education, and the arts. Allowing our people to choose their religion is the right thing to do so that we can develop the ideal society in today's world.

Freedom of religion is an important aspect of our ideal world. We hope to have a central building capable of housing different religions that will hopefully provide the necessary presence of religion for many of our people.

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