Diverse Faith Research Paper

Having the privilege to serve in the military has allowed this writer the opportunity to be exposed to the pluralistic society in a way which has exposed him to the beauty of the diversity enjoyed in American culture. One aspect of said diversity is the interaction which has taken place amongst the Christian and various world religions who also wear the same uniform in defense of America. It was the pleasure of the writer to attend a local synagogue in which his Jewish brothers and sisters welcomed him with open arms. The local congregation of Jewish believers went out of their way in order to ensure their newest visitor understood the flow of service and the significance of the ritual which took place on the first Shabbat or Sabbath of the month. The following essay will serve to detail the worship experience as well as how it and other beliefs of Judaism compare/contrast with the Christian faith.

In recent discussions of racism, one issue has been racial and religious profiling. On one hand some argue that these actions are necessary to protect the American people from both foreign and domestic threats. From this perspective, people of color are un-equal to everybody else and people such as Muslims are probably connected to groups such as the Islamic State. On the other hand, racial and religious profiling is considered completely immoral and wrong because it takes away liberties. This leads to a conflict between safety and liberty. My own view is that racial and religious profiling is immoral to an extent; however, I also believe that Americans should be protected. I believe that those targeted by police should match statistics of

As America is rich in multi cultural immigrants’ diversities in culture, beliefs, faiths and religion are not uncommon among American population. Health care profession is one of the major areas that are affected with these diversities of culture, beliefs, faiths and religion. While there are many advantages of rich and diverse heritage, it’s challenging for health care professionals to deal with those from various faith/ spiritual background, especially for minority religious groups. However, in order to provide best available care health care professionals

For this paper I decided to sit down with my childhood friend from my St. Thomas More Catholic School days. Katarina and I have known each other since we were 5 years old. I remember attending church with her family on Sunday morning, spending the night at her house, occasionally attending her family's BBQ's on Easter Sunday, and inviting her to all my birthday parties at Chuck E Cheese. Though we lost touch after high school we found each other again thanks to social media. We are both from Hispanic Catholic families so it was always assumed that we would grow up to be Catholic too. To my surprise I found that on Katie's social media page under religious views it did not say Catholic as I expected but rather Wicca. Turns out Katie decided that the Catholic faith wasn't for her and opted instead to convert to Wicca.

1. In a minimum of 100 words, describe the basic teachings of Zoroastrianism. What a fascinating religion, Zoroastrianism is! I never knew this religion existed. The first time I heard the word “Zoroastrianisam” it was a few months back when someone on Facebook was talking about Gal Gadot, the actress that plays wonder woman and saying that she is Zoroastrian, like it was a bad thing. Then, I found a chapter in my text book pertaining to Zoroastrianisam and I was excited to read the chapter, just to see what they are talking about. I asked myself, why would this be a bad thing if someone is Zoroastrian? I learned that this is probably the oldest monotheistic religion on the world and most importantly, the base for 3 major religions. Judaism,

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate and engage in the comparisons between my Christian faith tradition and the faith tradition of the Buddhism. The purpose of the essay is not to defame another tradition nonetheless, to engage in comparative religious examine to aid in my understanding of other religion and traditions.

Baseball, the American past-time, and faith journeys are similar in their end goal. There are many players who are on Spring training teams that want to make it to the majors and their journey, through hard work is, kind of, what we do in the church. I will now discuss how the ideals of baseball are similar to our faith journeys. One aspect of baseball, spring training, is similar to our faith journeys. Spring training is similar to many of our faith journeys because in this life we are showing God that we’re ready to be with him in our next life.

3. Religious dialogue in multi-faith Australia. Examine the roles of ecumenical movements and the importance interfaith dialogue. Refer to current examples. (5 MARKS)

In my traditional religious family, tolerance and acceptance of others around were just as integral as following traditions of our culture or religion. It was, in fact, so normal that not until my late teens did I realize that many did not view diversity and inclusivity through the same lens as I did.

I really enjoyed hearing about the Baha’i faith. It blew me away to hear that the Baha’i faith is founded on unity, which includes accepting beliefs of all faiths. Even as a Christian it is based on to love others, no matter what religion or faith they might practice, however, we are commanded to not believe in any other God. I am unaware if the Baha’i faith accepts other faiths’ Gods, however, Sammie implied that they would accept them none the less. It is inspiring that the Baha’i faith lives true to their belief of unity.

There are several reasons why I have the religious affiliation that I do. My membership, unlike that of so many, has very little to do with the choices my friends and family have made. My decision was based on reason and personal experiences. While some may say that these things are both easily influenced by parents and peers, in my case I have parents of different faith and therefore have less direct influence from them.

There are three mainstream faiths in the Middle East, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. We will be going deeper into each of these subjects of religion to compare and contrast views and beliefs. With each religion we expand on we understand and connect with the Middle Eastern country’s culture, past, present, and future. Even though not all may be right, I will provide an unbiased measure of each faith’s facts and opinions.

On July 12, 2007, for the first time in American history the Senate session that day was opened by a prayer; unlike any other prayer, it was given by a Hindu priest. At first sight, it would seem as though the ideals designed by the framers of the Constitution were alive and well; the pluralization of the United States of America, the land of freedom of religion, and the right to worship without persecution. However, the Christian right wing religious group Operation Save America entered the Senate floor and began to heckle Rajan Zed, the Hindu priest, perpetuating that Hinduism is an “abomination”, as Hindus do not worship “The lord Jesus Christ”. This leads us to ask the question: Is America a land of religious pluralism, or is it a

In a multicultural world where language, traditions and culture differ from country to country there is one thing that may be deemed to be true and this is that religion is the centre point for most of them. So then what exactly is religion? And how can you define it? In this paper I will be analysing and considering the different definitions that have been proposed by Victoria S. Harrison in her article “The pragmatics of defining religion in a multi-cultural world” and what I consider to be the most applicable definition of religion to date, though there may not be one. Firstly before we can analyse a text we must first understand what the author or publisher of that particular text is trying to bring forward. In Harrison’s

With the two religions, at first it made me feel unfair because I was not being faithful to both gods and religion because even though my family followed both religions, we never followed the two religions inadequately. For example, when I go to Fridays classes at the masjid, I observed that at first most of the children knows each other because of family friends, siblings and the people that goes frequently to the masjid. I felt like an outsider because I did not know anyone, but everyone was friendly and kind. After going every Fridays classes I got to know everyone and become good friends. Although, the other families were just Muslims, whereas my family is just half.