________ is the process by which religions increasingly loses its influence. 

For Durkheim, the focus of religion was the ________.

________ sets important boundaries on religious expression and provides a forum to which people can come to affirm their right to engage in certain religious practices. 

________ suffer from a great deal of social stigma simply because the decisions of members make may be different from the choices we might make. 

Weber argued that with ________ comes the disenchantment of the world. 

The ________ in Quebec initiated a gradual process of secularization.

The dominant theme running through most functional definitions of religion is ________.

McGuire uses the term ________ to refer to the ways in which people integrate and practice religion in their day-to-day lives.

In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada recommended that Canada respect Indigenous peoples’ right to ________ is spiritual matters.  

Religion can be ________, in that it offers people direction on important choices.

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