Sometimes religious values are also moral or ethical values.
Values are qualities that allow an estimation of a subject or an object, whether negative or positive. Religious , for its part, is that linked to religion (the bond of faith that human beings establish with the deities and which can include dogmas, rituals and other issues).
Religious values , therefore, are the principles that a person adopts in accordance with what is established by the religion they profess. These values do not depend on an interpretation made by the subject of ethics , but are imposed by a book or an authority.
Religious, moral and ethical values
Many times religious values coincide with moral values or ethical values that belong to the secular field. Solidarity and respect , for example, are human values that can be considered religious values when an individual adopts them from a sacred book or the advice of a leader of his belief, but they are also universal values that are established from education or experience.
In addition to the one given as an example, we have to say that there are many other religious values that become relevant and that must be kept in mind by people who profess one faith or another. We are referring to some like these:
-Love, especially for your neighbor.
-Charity, which determines the importance of helping those who need it most and sharing with them.
-Mercy, which refers to the ability that a person must have to be able to understand, comprehend and forgive others for the sins they may have committed at some point.
-Respect for religion. That is, to "abide" by the obligations and precepts it establishes.
Religious values are imposed by an authority or a book.
Approach to God
The religious who are in charge of making these "dogmas" and values of their faith known to the people also establish that in order for a person to achieve them it is necessary that they be free of evil and envy. But not only that, they also establish that those who want to have these values must not be selfish, have a pure and clean heart or maintain at all times the need to respect God and others.
And they believe that, in this way, they will follow the established precepts and thus be able to be closer to the Almighty. Specifically, it is determined that this proximity will also be achieved by betting on other values such as tolerance, honesty, beneficence, respect for others, dignity and, of course, fulfilling the duties established.
Religious values without significance in other areas
Other religious values, however, lose importance in other areas. Obedience , which in religion can be directed to a dogma, a text or the instructions of an authority (such as a priest, a rabbi or an imam), in the daily lives of many people can remain in the background. Even not obeying and rebelling in certain circumstances is considered something positive.
When an individual violates or violates the religious values of a community , he or she may be considered to have committed blasphemy .