Religion can be defined as a set of beliefs regarding the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe that often contains a moral code that governs the conduct of human affairs according to dictionary .com. Some countries use their religion to form some sort of government or use religion as a way to decide laws within their country. People often believe that religion should be kept out of government while others think it could create a more effective one. Places like the United States, parts of Europe, France and Turkey have adopted the concept of "separation of church and state" which means they prefer to distance the relationship between religion and the nation state. According to churchandstate.org.uk, there has been an issue where people seem to confuse the concept of secularism with atheism. They get the idea that just because religion is not used within government they support anti-religious development. In fact, the concept aims to eliminate discrimination on the basis of religion and promote democracy while protecting religious minorities. For example, on the much debated topic of abortion, the United States clashes between the ideas of "pro-choice" and that of "pro-life". Many of those on the “pro-life” side argue that in their religion, such as Christianity, it is morally wrong to abort a fetus and that those who practice this practice are “mocking God” and taking an innocent life. On the “pro-choice” side, many argue that the government should not create a decision based on religion, but that instead women should be able to decide for themselves whether or not they want to have an abortion. Although the country is divided over the various issues, the United States has legalized the...... middle of paper......state/http://www.rome.info/facts/http://www . bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/catholic/catholic_1.shtmlhttp://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_rep_rome_govt.htmhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/ catholic/catholic_1.shtmlhttp://www.cfr.org/afghanistan/taliban-afghanistan/p10551?cid=rss-asia-the_taliban_in_afghanistan-100611http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2004/ 35396.htmhttp://www.cfr.org/experts/china-innovation-cybersecurity/adam-segal/b8863http://www.cfr.org/china/religion-china/p16272http://www.britannica.com/ EBchecked/topic/112450/Chinese-Communist-Party-CCPhttp://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/India/Religionhttp://countrystudies.us/india/38.htm[1] Ministry of Government of India of Internal Affairs: Religious composition. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/India_at_glance/religion.aspx.