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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Re: [mukto-mona] FW: The Real Boundaries of the Bible Belt



Economic advancement and literacy rate are positively correlated. On the other hand level of religiosity and literacy rate are negatively correlated. So generally it can be concluded that higher level of religious belief (that means a less fundamentalist in terms of religious belief) among the citizens should be indicative of economic advancement. It happens because of the fact that exposure to science, literature and other branches of modern knowledge enlightens the citizens so that the way they see religion is quite different from how one with outdated knowledge sees his religion. This also means that quality of education also matters a lot. Having said that I should also mention that for some people their mental faculty can hold both science and mon-science independently. What I mean is that a successful scientist in the field of evolution can still simultaneously hold a solid faith in creationism. 
Communalism in the bad sense (causing or trying to cause harm to the members of other communities) and religiosity do not seem to go hand in hand. But religions themselves if not interpreted with the modern spirits and used as political weapons consciously or unconsciously effectively make a believer communal. This is true for educated people who want to see their religion as offering the guiding principles for running the state. Many educated people justify the use of communalism as a defense mechanism. A less religious and even an irreligious educated person may resort to this mechanism. 
What has happened in the diaspora? I don't think the situation is any different from that in the respective countries viz.  the Indian subcontinental states. 

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On Nov 18, 2012, at 4:18 PM, Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com> wrote:

 

The Real Boundaries of the Bible Belt
www.theatlanticcities.com
Perhaps its time to start referring to a 'religiosity belt,' instead.

In the India-Pakistan-Bangladesh subcontinental societies, it is no longer safe to believe that shift from religious to secular values is a sure indicative of economic advancement. The emergent middle class (both at home and in the diaspora abroad) has become more visibly religious and overtly communal.  Do you agree?

Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:04:01 -0800
From: fmayraj@yahoo.com
Subject: The Real Boundaries of the Bible Belt
To: farida_majid@hotmail.com



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