Religion is any sort of spiritual belief. There are many religions that people believe strongly about. Religions have been the start to many a war in the past and in the present.
Religion can play a part in my business in a couple of ways. One, yoga and acupuncture are derived from some Middle Eastern religions. Second, some people workout like it is a religion and stay more devoted to working out then an actual religion. Last, in the bible it says something to the effect of your body is your temple. This means that your body is a gift from god and that you are to take care of it.
Religion and the way it affects certain disciplines and my business is tricky. Religion won’t affect too many things that will in turn affect my fitness center, but I want my 15 points so here goes...
Religion can affect my business in such ways as the customers that will become members. If I were to fashion my fitness center in a way that shows I strongly believe in the German Third Reich views, and, have certain Third Reich memorabilia on the walls in New York, then I could lose out on the Jewish population, which is substantial. This hypothetical leads me into my next topic, criminal justice. In the same situation, the same Jewish people could take part in vandalism against my business. Rocks through windows, spay painting “that’s not nice!” on the outside of the building, and attempting burn down the building are all possibilities. Such Things may involve police and criminal Justice system. Staying with the same scenario, the history between the Jewish people and Third Reich belief has not been a good one. This in turn would affect my business in the previously stated ways. Certain religions believe that certain languages are the true language. This could cause certain people not learn a more then one language. So, in my case, if the language they know is not English then this would create a communication barrier with such an individual, thus, making it difficult to have a working relationship. Religion is basically Psychology. From birth most people are told that a certain religion is the right one and that everyone else is wrong. If you believe in something so much that you can’t associate with anyone with different beliefs, then this type of person can affect my business. For medical I will say that some people, due to their religions, can’t have surgeries. So maybe if someone doesn’t want to take the chance of falling while working out and break a leg or puncture a lung and then surgery is the only way to fix it. (Not sure where I was going with that.) There are all kinds of beautiful religious art, but, what is beautiful to one person, another could find offensive. So, if I were to hang it in my fitness center people may not want to join. (Basically what I talked about in the beginning). Religion and political science go together like oil and water. If I were to run for mayor of the town my business is in and I have some strange religion then people might think I am crazy and then will stop going to my fitness center.