The role of religion in politics is a topic that has long been debated and has contributed to the onset of wars, schisms (both political and religious) and other forms of interrelationship and intra-state conflict. This topic, due to its checkered past, has become quite controversial, with many different points of view. One argument, made by many people throughout history, is that religion and government should remain separate to avoid conflicting interests. This view further suggests that there exist one or more large, organized religions such as the Roman Catholic Church, which would be able to use their “divine” authority to influence the politics of a given state by promising or threatening some form of religious devotion. approval or disapproval. By harnessing their divine power, individual figures within a religion, as well as the religion as a whole, could gain secular power for themselves or over others. A second view, developed by many theologians throughout history, suggests that without religion there would be a general lack of morality in the people and leaders of a given state, which would give rise to poor political decisions that would not be the norm. . interest of the people and perhaps also of God (or gods). This argument, however, does not address the fact that morality can exist without religion. In sociology, it is commonly accepted that social norms, including morality, can arise from any number of things. Religion, laws, or the basic desire for survival can all create these norms, so suffice it to say that as a society, our morals reflect our desire to live in relative peace through the creation of laws that serve to help us survive. The discussion of whether or not religion and politics should mix... middle of paper... commonly accepted views of Christianity, but he took them further and attacked the Roman Catholic Church for its undesirable habits and tendencies. His arguments called for a change in the Church system and how and where it expresses its power. These arguments served to infuriate the Church's clergy and cause some tension between his homeland of Bohemia and the other surrounding Catholic states, which after his death culminated in the Thirty Years' War13. Jan Hus is right that religion, as indicated by the Church's gross abuse of power in his day, its appeal to biblical and philosophical works, and the years of conflict that resulted from a poor mix of religion and politics. Religion, while important in everyday life, should remain separate from politics, serving solely as a moral guide and not infringing on the state..