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In Europe, the continent where Christianity  dominated over a thousand years, there is a strong decline in attendance in churches, no matter if we are talking about Roman Catholic  or Protestant  ones. This is a strong impulse to ask if religion is going to play any part in modern society.
On one hand, one must admit that religion has lost its historical role. It is no longer an instrument of civilizing people and religious tradition is seldom taken as a direct truth nowadays. Furthermore, moral restrictions associated with it are commonly violated as they tend to cripple personal freedom seriously. And religion is no longer a teacher - it has cut itself from the matters of the material world. 
On the other hand, modern world is difficult - if not impossible - to comprehend for many people and as a result they seek a short recipe for life - some find it in religion, others in TV. Moreover, lack of values concerning many people makes them look for stronger fundaments than themselves. As an incontrovertible to the latter may serve the reaction of wide masses of the Polish people to the death of Pope John Paul II - the public lament expressed what important a guide he was to many of us. 
As an agnostic person I'm not looking for a metaphysical support, nevertheless saying that religion is bound to lose influence and moralizing aspects is a too strong claim for me to accept it. Id rather say that in society there is always a strong desire to make bonds with other people and religious community is one of the easiest ways to achieve that. 


