RELIGIOUS TIES WITH AIDS
     One very important part of the argument that not many people ever seem to point out when talking about HIV/AIDS and its growth is religion. While religion isn't always the reason the disease is transmitted, it does play an important part (not always in a good way) some of the time.
      Many people believe religion should not be associated with disease and bad things, but the truth of the matter is, that religion has rules and these rules can very much so impact the HIV rate in some cultures. An example of these rules can be shown by the Catholic religion. In Catholicism, the use of condoms and contraceptives is a big no. It is also not allowed to have sex before marriage. The not allowing of people to use condoms, can cause (when being involved in intercourse) for the male body parts and the women body parts to fully touch, this is what will spread the disease. Catholicism is also the most followed religion in the world, this could be a reason why some people can be infected. Other huge religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism are also against the use of condoms.

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