Religion in Society Throughout time, religion in society has played a major role in the lives of the people. Religion has shaped people’s own morals as well as the laws for which the government has established society’s fundamentals of living. Hawthorne links religion and law in his book The Scarlet Letter, and shows his readers that society has shaped their rules by their religion and beliefs. He tells how important the church is …showed first 75 words of 1166 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1166 total…true. This is societies way of getting the truth out of criminals in today’s world. Even the President of The United States has to swear to God to do his job in the most prestigious way and not to break any laws while in office. All in all religion in law has always and always will be a part of the government and the way that the society views the governmental approach to things.