several reasons: Military Defense To pool their resources, get better returns for their exports, as well as expand their leverage against trading partners. Form regional blocs to protect their independence from the pressures of super power politics Economic Crisis THE GLOBALIZATION OF RELIGION BELIEVING HAVING FAITH Globalization is the word used to describe the growing interdependence of the world's economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information. Atheism RELIGION GLOBALISM • concerned with the • places value on sacred material wealth • follows divine • abides by human-made commandments laws • the religious are • the globalists wish to concerned with spread goods and spreading holy ideas services globally Globalization can destroy relationships. It can create larger gaps between people with different beliefs. It creates a circle of conflict and competition among various religion etc. It can create a revolutionary movement against globalism, and the development of religious terrorist. The right to freedom of religion and belief is enshrined and protected under Article 3 Section 5 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, which provides that: “No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. IN CONCLUSION… Relationship between globalization and religion is a complex issue, one with new possibilities and furthering challenges. It has positive and negative impacts. BUT… Regardless of the negative effects, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS ACT RIGHT to other persons and RESPECT them even THOUGH THEY DON’T SHARE THE SAME BELIEF AS YOURS.