reme unction ( the sacrament of dying). These rituals form an important part of Christianity for the person who is attracted to a structured religion, his or her life is structured from birth to death, through, the sacraments weekly worship, daily prayer and the promise of eternal life.EthicalIn any structured religion, particularly Christianity there is a price to pay for salvation and eternal life.One has a strict moral/ethical code to follow-which probably predates Christianity and has its roots in the Jewish religion, the Sudducees and Essenes.Based mainly on the Ten Commandments which are the ten laws handed down to Moses from God on Mount Sinai. Over the past two thousand years every possible atrocity has been committed in the name of Christianity from the crusades through the Spanish inquisition to the haulacast. Yet Christianity has survived, mainly due to the fact that human beings need a belief system and need to believe in eternal life.Today in the twenty and early twenty first century many people are arguing against a structured religion with all its restrictions and ethical dilemmas, eg; euthanasia, abortion, pre marital sex, contraception etc...Hence the interest in new age Christianity, Charismatic Christianity and the Christian cults, which are less structured. Will the main stream churches adapt or slowly die?Will we possibly see a less structured Christianity?SocialVery nature of Christianity has a major impact on society and how we relate socially.For mankind to have developed to its present highly socialized position. For mankind to be loving, caring, law abiding, God fearing, etc... it needs structure. Whether it be religious, political, philosophical, etc... without structure we would still be in the dark ages.ConclusionAs man is a unique highly social being he needs structure in all aspects of his life and will always be attracted to a structured religion.BuddhismRitualBuddhism is a highly ritualistic -structured...
