Create a Free Family Tree. Rensselaer County, New York (Map It) was created on February 07, 1791 from Albany County. The county was named in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer (before 1596 â after 1643), the early landholder in the Dutch New Amsterdam colony .
1 The role that religion sometimes plays in society is evidence by all the animosity, bigotry and intolerance in the world today and also on this R&S forum.2  Religion has a very powerful influence in economics and politics. 3  It can be a very effective and rewarding tool in the hands of shrewd individuals. The role that religion sometimes plays in society is evidence by all the animosity, bigotry and intolerance in the world today and also on this R&S forum.
2. RELIGION may be defined as beliefs and patterns of behavior by which people try to deal with what they view as important problems that canât be solved by other means: e.g. the need to confront and explain life and death. All cultures have religions, which are powerful and dynamic forces in human society.