| abstract
| - Globalized religion describes the possible future state where, due to immigration, globalization, and religious conversions, particular religions are no longer identifiable with a particular ethnic group or nation. 'Globalized religion' should not be described as 'religious globalization', which is a form of globalization which is religiously inspired or motivated. Examples of this are global, faith-based charities, or controversially, proponents of globalization so dedicated and zealous in their belief in globalization they could be described as religiously pursuing it. Although there is a difference, there are present-day movements which are examples of both categories. The Catholic Church is a globalized religion in the sense that it is a global religious organization with churches in almost every country. It's also a form of religious globalization, in the sense that its global presence and outlook creates a bond between people from diverse nations and ethnicities and thus contributes, through religion, to globalization.
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