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The function of religious worship is to abide by the teachings of God and thus will be reflected positively on the proper service of society

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Religious practices lead us towards spirituality. It gives emotional maturity and inner satisfaction.

Almost all humans have their fears and worries about different aspects of their every day lives.Notably,  religion and religious practices provide individuals with useful ways  by which they can find solace and peace of mind by integrating their experiences and emotional states with their bodies and minds on the one hand and with others sharing similar beliefs on the other. As such, humans try to transcend beyond mundane and ordinary affairs of daily life connecting with the divine sphere where they can  fly out of  their narrow , limited selves and cultivate  a considerable emotional balance reaching inner peace and serenity.. In point of fact, the spiritual stance would give them a wonderful ability to integrate the body, mind, and spirit creating a sense of psychological and physical atmosphere by which they can lift themselves out of disappointment and depression knowing that divine powers are watching over them and protecting them against the stings and arrows of the outrageous  everyday lives.

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R. Biria

dear

The function of religious worship is to abide by the teachings of God and thus will be reflected positively on the proper service of society

regards

What is fascinating that all Gods love to be worshipped, most of them punish the lack of praying. How does the worshipping provide any satisfaction for a God? 

I agree with you @Subin

It is for self realisation

Religious worship helps humans to attend to their spiritual duties towards the higher spirits. It assists them to fulfill their spiritual needs and drive for appeasing the higher spirits whom they believe are the caretakers of their health, success and general well-being for the present and future. Best regards

Dickson Adom

Thanks to Kamakhya, Reza, Ali hadi, Robert, Subin, Oluwafemi, Anirbid, and Dickson for your valuable insights!

Many of the contributions are very interesting. Refelct that worship is also a powerful poltical tool. Community worship such as in the abrahamic religions brings power to those conducting worship, such as the priest, imam, rabbi. To exert contol over a community means tremendous power......

Thank you, Eberhard, for your valuable insight!

It ensures the power of the Church and the subordinate status of the believers by day by day practice of self-lowering.

What is the function of religious worship?

It is for our spirit to have relationship with God through singing praises to Him, prayer for His forgiveness, wisdom, strength etc, Holy Communion, testimony etc.

Dear Dr. Kirk MacGregor,

I'm not a much religious person. So, the function of religious worship to me is best expressed by your third interpretation, i.e., to cultivate emotional wisdom.

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Tatsuo

The function is to reduce the distance between us and ALLAH. Best regards.

To me it is for developing inner peace and serenity

Thanks dear for sharing your question and thanks for Mr.Reza for his insightful answer.

I agree with all RG Colleagues. Best regards

Yes, to surrender to Allah (God) and respect for the man to his humanity and love of the earth.

Hello Doctor thinks its duties guide the citizen towards good and keep away from evil

I agree and recommend the answer of Dr. Ali hadi Ghawi

I agree with you

Recommended point of view dear Dr. Dickson Adom , I do agree with you.

Thanks, Emad

Worship is to obey the Almighty ALLAH (GOD) the creater and the sustainer

of the universe .Peace and internal satisfaction are the temporary fruit of that in this world while actual reward will be given in the life after death

RELIGION AND WORSHIPING are two different things. Having a total faith in god, a sense of fear of wrong doing, a desire to always chant hymns in the name of god with utmost devotion and being involved only in good deeds is itself a kind of religious worship. We all agree that none of us can see god because there is something called Egotism and egotism is like a cloud which keeps god hidden from our sight( Source: The message of Rama Krishna ParamaHamsa) : A hindu vesion of vedantic philisophy.

Dear Prof MacGregor,

This is one of the topics I am not too comfortable . I relate to my religion , where we are taught rituals /customs / worship is to bring us together and celebrate .

We have 2 major school of thoughts :

1. Advaita (I belong to this ) where we believe see the god in everyone (where atma (soul) and Paramatma (God) are same but different forms)

2. Dvaita (God is supreme ) so praise him and surrender to him so that he will work things for you ...

We insist on "Bhakti" pure surrendering to the will of god , not so much fear :)

The Religious Worship Function is part of the Tradition and Culture of human groups that live in society and respect the way they apply and transmit: the knowledge, faith, beliefs, values, virtues and norms of their religion; from religious leaders (priests for example), to family leaders (parents) or social or governmental leaders of human groups (union leader, municipal president, governor, etc.).

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Jose Luis

La Función del Culto Religioso, es parte de la Tradición y Cultura de los grupos humanos que conviven en sociedad y que respetan la forma como se aplican y transmiten: los conocimientos, fe, creencias, valores, virtudes y normas de su religión; desde los líderes religiosos (sacerdotes por ejemplo), hasta los líderes familiares (padres) o líderes sociales o gubernamentales de los grupos humanos (líder sindical, presidente municipal, gobernador, etc).

Saludos

José Luis

The Religious Worship Function is part of the Tradition and Culture of human groups that live in society and respect the way they apply and transmit: the knowledge, faith, beliefs, values, virtues and norms of their religion; from religious leaders (priests for example), to family leaders (parents) or social or governmental leaders of human groups (union leader, municipal president, governor, etc.).

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Jose Luis

A practice that trains the brain to appreciate God, nature and the universe.

I totally agree with Eberhard Weber. Organized religion is a way to leverage the need of the simple minded who cannot cope by themselves with the difficulties of spiritual issues by providing guidance which many times is (ab)used by those in knowledge to their own purposes or agendas.

From a scientific perspective, there are many functional consequences of religious practices. Some religious practices help people reduce anxiety (Article Effects of Anxiety on Spontaneous Ritualized Behavior

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