Does Religion Influence Epidemics?
- Kind
- Internet Article
- Date
- 23 August 2011
- Publisher
- AAAS Science
- Retrieved
- Aug 28, 2011
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Religion Influences Responses to Epidemics
The Christian tradition, set by the example of Jesus as a healer, stands out, Hughes says. Helping the sick was one way to ensure a trip to Heaven, so risking death from a disease's spread was encouraged. Other religions did not promote such extreme altruism. Islamic teachings basically disavowed the existence of…