The difference and connection between law and religion, the law about religion

Religion and law have great similarities, and both are manifestations of social values, and both have a certain normative effect on social behavior. In early societies, or in theocratic countries, the two were inseparable.

The connection between law and religion is mainly reflected in the following aspects: First, law has a consistent relationship with religion in the origin stage, and each legal system.

At the beginning of its establishment, it was always closely associated with religious ceremonies and ceremonies; Second, in the early stages of human beings, public power was supported by the power of God, and monarchs, in order to justify their rule, often attributed the origin of their rule to God and God. Thirdly, there are certain similarities between the values of religion and law, and the starting point and purpose of both include "making people good", so that society can have its own order without chaos, and even enable people to have spiritual dependence and sustenance. Finally, both law and religion are normative systems for achieving social control.

Although law and religion are closely related, they are, after all, different ideologies.

and norms of conduct, and therefore, each has its own characteristics. Generally speaking, the differences between law and religion are as follows: (1) The historical conditions under which they emerged are different.

Religion predates law, and law is a product of society at a higher stage. (2) The two are generated in different ways. Law is the product of the compulsion of the social system, which takes certain social material living conditions as its content, and is formulated and approved by the corresponding state organs, and its basis is the conscious power of human reason; Religion is the product of self-germination in social life or canonization of prophetic doctrines, a social alien force that is contrary to science, based on superstition and blind faith.

3) The scope and role of the two are different. The law regulates only those social relations that have a greater value for the stability of the order of social life.

Religious norms, on the other hand, cover almost all social relations; Legal norms.

Generally, only the external behavior of people is regulated; Religious norms not only regulate people's external behavior, but also focus more on regulating people's inner activities.

4) The way of adjustment and implementation of the two is different. Although religion and law are the norms of people's behavior, the law is regulated by state coercion; Religion mainly controls and regulates people's behavior by controlling people's conscience, and achieves the purpose of social regulation through preaching and people's inner feelings.

5) The form of the two is different. By stipulating clear rights and obligations, the law points out the direction of people's actions, and there are two basic forms: rights norms and obligation norms; Religious norms mainly emphasize man's obedience to God, and man has no rights in front of God, so most of the religious norms are obligatory norms.

Policies must be formulated in accordance with the law, but the law itself also needs to be constantly improved and improved. Morality and religion are complementary to the law, but the behavior that arises from morality and religion also has to obey the law, and morality and religion themselves need to change with the development of the times.

Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Law of the People's Republic of China on Regional Ethnic Autonomy, Regulations on Religious Affairs.

Legal basis: Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Religious Affairs

Article 1: These Regulations are formulated on the basis of the Constitution and relevant laws so as to protect citizens' freedom of religious belief, to preserve religious harmony and social harmony, to standardize the management of religious affairs, and to raise the level of governance of religious work laws.

Article 2: Citizens have freedom of religious belief. Citizens must not be compelled by any organization or individual to believe in a religion or not to believe in a religion, and must not discriminate against citizens who believe in religion (hereinafter referred to as "religious citizens") or citizens who do not believe in a state of religion (hereinafter referred to as "non-religious citizens"). Religious believers, non-believers, and citizens of different religions should respect each other and live in harmony.

Article 3: The management of religious affairs adheres to the principles of protecting the lawful, stopping the illegal, curbing extremism, resisting infiltration, and cracking down on crime.

The patriarchal system evolved from the patriarchal patriarchal system of the clan society, and was a system in which the royal nobility distributed state power according to blood relations in order to establish hereditary rule. It is characterized by the integration of the clan organization and the national mu Zi shouting family organization, and the patriarchal and political hierarchies are completely identical.

The patriarchal concept book refers to the view that primitive society prescribed the laws of the lineage system. Patriarchal law is a kind of law in ancient China that used clan blood relations as a link and combined with the national political system to maintain the hereditary rule of the aristocracy. This law evolved from the patriarchal patriarchal system of clan society.

In the Zhou Dynasty, it gradually became complete. It is characterized by the close integration of state and family organizations, the combination of patriarchal and political hierarchies.

Distinction and connection: The patriarchal system is an implemented, concrete system, and its acts. The patriarchal concept is the view and understanding of this system and the gradual formation of logical thinking.

The two complement each other, and the implementation of the patriarchal system is the premise for the emergence of the patriarchal concept, and the emergence of the patriarchal concept supports the patriarchal system.

Many of the legal provisions were translated from religious rules.

To put it simply, the law regulates outward behavior, and religion and morality regulates the inner mind. To take an inappropriate analogy, the law in our country stipulates monogamy, but some religions allow polygamy (such as monogamy), although at this time religion and law conflict, the law should prevail, but people who believe in this religion will also marry multiple wives.

At a certain time, religion can be said to dominate the law, and it can also be said that many of the teachings of religion are one of the sources of law, but at present, religion is religion, law is law, religion is a moral norm, and it generally does not have coercive force now.