Moreover, as we included four types of effective social activities (religion, relationship, leisure, and charity), we could determine the specific associations of each type of social activity on quality of life.
Rather ironically, it points to a potentially effective way of marginalizing religion from mainstream society -- that is, deprive it of its trust-building niche.
* Contrary to Crowley and Sullivan's suggestion, more aggressive promotion of Obama's Christian faith may not be effective in reducing misperceptions about his religion.
I want to propose another philosophy (or peddle another religion) – the most effective way I can see to thicken the mix.
Nuclear weapons provide that certainty, and so deterrence has been more effective at preventing war than religion and idealism have ever been.
Although, religion may be effective as a form of emotional coping or security blanket, it cannot relieve the practical problems of raging epidemics, inadequate healthcare, dirty drinking water, and failure to inoculate for tuberculosis, measles, polio and other epidemic diseases.
Insisting that someone discuss or worship in a religion is not effective.
As long as women, through custom, tradition, religion or lack of effective birth control, have too many children to support, the problem will continue.
The paper proposes 'appealing to the imagination' as an effective and ethical technique for marketing religion, arguing that appeals to the imagination persuade audiences effectively and communicate religious claims with authenticity and tolerance.
