Religion is defined as human thought, which usually includes a set of narratives, symbols, beliefs, and practices that give meaning to life through a higher power or ultimate truth.
I am thankful that we are able to pick our own religion, without someone telling us we have to believe in something. While there are people who would like you to be a certain religion or faith—again, it isn’t something that we have to believe in.
I often think that sometimes, people take that for granted. They think that they just won’t believe because someone isn’t telling them they have to. They call themselves atheist because they’ve never been ‘exposed.’ But if they wanted something bad enough, they’d search for it. Why is this different when it comes to the topic of religion? Why is it that people don’t want to search—even if they come to find it’s too big of a concept for them to grasp (and then maybe even declare agnostic?) Personally, I’ve found that it’s such a scary concept..something so much bigger than all of us. But without the experience and exposure I’ve had, I don’t think I’d be writing this is a blog right now.
Ottawa defines this school as faith based—but again, they aren’t forcing their students to become Baptist. And just like I was raised, I think that if someone wants it enough—they’ll go searching for it.
I also think studying other types of religion are important because you gain an understanding that you might not have otherwise. Just like understanding other cultures, religion is part of a person’s values and beliefs and it’s important to be aware of why a person may believe a certain thing (like not eating meat.) It’s important to be sensitive and take into account the things they grew up with—and why they decided to have faith in something else.
No comments:
Post a Comment