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Assess the claim that Religion is a Conservative Force The view that religion acts as a conservative force in society is usually linked mainly with the Marxist approach. Marx argued that the bourgeoisie (the ruling class) used religious ideas as part of the 'ideological state apparatus', this referring to those institutions that served to conceal the capitalist exploitation of the proletariats (the working class) and at the same time make them believe, under false pretences, that society functioned in a fair and meritocratic way. This Marxist approach can be identified within many religious hymns; this Victorian hymn is one of many which highlight the Marxist view; "The rich man in his castle The poor man at his gate God made them high and lowly, And ordered their estate." There are many hymns which make reference to social inequalities being 'God-given', together with the assumption that people should therefore accept willingly these inequalities and therefore not question...

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