t effected his beliefs and still does today. Everyday it seems like someone is stating how morally deficient our country has become. Should our country jump into religion as our savior? A few of our religious leaders themselves could be said to be morally void. It hurt me to find out how my pastor became involved in religion. He was a young man lost in this crazy world and he was using drugs heavily. Finally, one of his friends convinced him to attend a service at the local church and he was saved. From that day forward he led a pure life and devoted himself to God’s work. Am I supposed to believe the words of an ex-drug addict, or should I believe that he is a reformed man and that he is a good example of what our country should strive to be? For some, religion is only a set of beliefs told to you by others, but many believe that it is the way of life. Karl Marx believed that religion was used by the more elite to keep the underclass people from revolting by providing them hope that the after life would reward them (Macionis 170-173). Religion is a binding organization that gives people comfort and allows them to see life from a different perspective, and it effects our family unity because many families come together and attend church ceremonies as one. The frequency of church attendance usually depends on a family’s social class; lower social class often equals a lower level of church attendance (Wolfe 39-87). The family dynamic today is changing at a constant rate. Human sexuality is experimenting with new ideas and now our nation is divided on the essence of family structures. Must a family have a female mother and a male father, or should homosexuals be allowed to raise their own children? At the foundation of this argument is social class and the grasp it has on our nation. The upper class has many more freedoms, and the middle class is becoming more blended, resulting to be a great divide to the lowe...
