Three Non Traditional Religions

Religion is primary agent of social control in our society. Due to its communally held beliefs and principles, we have a foundation on which we can rest the laws, values, and the main doctrine, of almost any society. Here in America, we have tremendous freedom in both establishing and in choosing the religion of our choice. This freedom has given birth to many non-traditional religions and practices. When discussing the topic of social control and order within a society, these non-traditional religions can be used very strongly to bring about social change within an individual then into the population. On the rise in our nation, are the emergence of voodoo practices, the belief in spiritualism, and many groups of cults.
Each one of these religions has the extreme ability to influence the individual in many psychological and physical ways, drastically changing a person’s behavioral pattern. While inducing these changes upon the individual, many people can and usually will, succumb ex...