Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Réligion Modèrne
How is religion today characterized? Religion is quite the concept. To some it is merely a moral code to live by, a set of rules and examples. To others it is a place to be saved, a place to go to clear one's mind and cleanse one's soul. To others, it is a way of life. They live and breathe religion. This can lead to conflicts, of people disagreeing about religion. Which religion is the right one? The world has many different religions today, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Wicca, Druidism and Pastafarianism, just to name a few. Religion, though seen by many to be a way of saving yourself and living peacefully, causes conflicts. There is great religious tension in the world today. Why is this? Certain people are so passionate about their religion that they feel the need to force it onto others. If these people have different beliefs, then they will clash. There also exist certain people that scoff at the notion of religion, and abhor religious people. They cannot stand their believing in a deity and hate those that preach it to others. Ironically enough, many of the conflicts presented today in society are by these very same people, protesting religion altogether, and becoming those that they advocate against. Religious groups and extremists are often what people see when they think of religion today, but really it plays a much smaller role in the world today than it used to. It's merely another aspect of a person, and often not that big of a deal. Religion has taken a bit of a back seat role and plays a smaller part in people's lives than it used to, for the majority of the developed world.
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I believe you have described religion well here. Religion means different things to different people in America because we can believe what we what. Our freedom of religion is a great thing at times but also causes tension. The fact that we can believe what we want and take our religion to any level we like makes us think our mindset or religion is right. When everyone believes that their own religion is the right religion to follow, in the variety that you speak of, this causes tension. When this causes tension we all lose the mindset of freedom of religion because we try to force that religion on others. So when we think of the direction our founding fathers were taking when they set these guidelines, trying to rid ourselves of these problems, it actually changed the outcome they intended. It would be nice to have all religious conflicts over with but that seems too far out of reach.
ReplyDeleteHi Santiago
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that some of those people that complain about people trying to force their beliefs down their throats are practically doing the same thing. Although I am religious, I try to avoid doing that to other people because I wouldn’t want them doing the same to me. I guess it just goes back to the golden rule: Treat others the way you want to be treated. I also agree with the fact that religion plays a smaller role in people’s lives but that isn’t necessarily true. In some ways and some religions, it has gotten stronger. Here in rural areas religion is still fairly strong, but you are right in saying it has died down a bit. Thanks so much for this blog!
Thanks for your comments! Yes, I agree that while religion is important and not something that should be seen as bad, it can cause tension if people lose sight of the equality and tolerance that they should have.
ReplyDeletehi i just wanted to say that i really like and agree with your blog. I think religion is a very important part oh life and so do others. People like going to church and clearing there mind and clensing there souls. People who go to church find it as a priority to go because they believe in there god or godess and want to worship them.
ReplyDeleteGreat article! Religion is a very important part of a lot of people's lives but you are right it is not a huge problem and people should not be fighting over it. It is a personal belief and everyone should be able to believe what they want to believe. Love the points though!
ReplyDeleteAaron