I Shall Be A Good Person

modify a man’s view of what it is right for him to do or his reasons for doing it.”[3] This is

First of all, I'm going to talk about honor. It's not just about being honest, but it can also mean respecting others and being responsible for my actions. Our world main problem is that teenagers not having any respect for our authorities. We also don't take responsibility for our

More and more people are identifying as nonreligious, but the majority of America still aligns with some religion (1). It is theorized that switching of religion is to blame, in that many people that are raised in a religion are changing to become unaffiliated as they get older (1). While the nonreligious population is growing, “roughly seven-in-ten [Americans] continue to identify with some part of the Christian faith,” something that is lacking in the Brave New World society (1). Religion is a still a strong influence in modern day America, with the presence of God affecting our politics, our everyday conduct, even minute things such as the Pledge of Allegiance, with the line “one nation, under God.” However, as the nonreligious population is generally young, with a 20% decline of Christianity in Millenials who are now unaffiliated, it could come to change as the older generation begins to die (“Religion” 1). For now, though, regarding religion, we are not living in a brave new

Naturally as humans we like to identify ourselves with a set of values. This code helps to form a sense of being, an identity that sets us apart from others. However, inconsistency is just as much a part of humanity as is our sense of morals. Common decency is plagued by our desires. In Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, we follow a grandmother and her family, and we learn about her own selfish values.

I was raised in a Christian home and attended church quasi-regularly up until the age of six. Church participation after the age of six became inconsistent, due to conflict in the

Growing up in Oklahoma, or as I like to call it, the buckle of the Bible Belt, everyone is raised on religion. You can’t seem to turn the corner in this state without seeing some sort of Christian symbol, or hearing a song with some sort of Godly reference. This is something I grew up not really understanding. As I mature, I realize that I am a very spiritual person, but not religious what-so-ever. I am a firm believer in living life to the

Since birth, I have been a Christian. Specifically, I belong to the United Methodist Church. My mother was a Catholic, but had decided to become a United Methodist and to raise me in that church. I have always believed in Christian beliefs such as God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, as well as having read Bible stories since childhood and participating in Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, retreats, and many other things. I have many essential memories of being in church, from asking the pastor to allow me to finish the bread and grape juice from Communion at the end of every Eucharist Sunday service (she always obliged) to being certified as a Youth Lay Servant and giving a few sermons. My faith has been a big part of my life for all nineteen years of it, and I try to live my life in a way I believe God wants me to.

Growing up I identified with being Christian (Methodist) because my grandparents were members of a Methodist church and I often attended services with them. Once I graduated high school and went to college, I began attending a nondenominational church which was a huge change from the religious experiences I had as a child. After my first experience at a nondenominational church I attended services throughout my remaining 4 years. Although I adopted my parents’ ways of worship early on prior to any life experiences, I later became independent and developed my own spiritual identity that I still identify with.

This writing is based on the YouTube video posted on Blackboard, responding all the question posted on the same site. First of all, the conversation A Back Pew, exploring the spiritual but not religious trend arises from a book written by Tim O'Donnell, a view from A Back Pew. This conversation analyzes insight on matters religion and spirituality. According to the conversation, 91% of Americans, claim to know God. 44% of Americans have switched religion at least once, and 71% which make up the majority population (18 years to 30 years) claim to be spiritual but not religious. The number of individuals with no religious has doubled in the United States since the 1990s, most of whom are no longer atheists, but individuals who refer to themselves as spiritual but not religious. This raises concern, as from the statistics, seems more people are drifting away from religiosity.

Growing up religion has always been an important part of my life. I would attend Sunday services, help to lead the praise and worship, take part in youth Sunday, and attended weekly youth meetings. After migrating from Jamaica, it became very difficult to find a church that’s a good fit for. However, I still try to attend religious services at least twice a month, and if I can’t attend church services I watch the services online.

In chapter two, The Bases for Our Decisions and roles of Discernment, the author focuses mainly on the reason for our choices as humans, and our capability of being righteousness as individuals. The authors explains that every individual has different morals which comes to effect the decisions we make as humans.

Man’s morality is not that of an ordinary morality, but that of a new morality. This new morality is one of selfishness, not mystical or social.

I was born into a family with two theistic religions. My father’s side was Catholic, while my mother’s side was Buddhist. Neither side was devoutly religious or pious, so they didn’t force their religions onto me. However, I did go to churches, temples, and bible studies a lot. Not because my parents or family members forced me to, but because I was a curious child and I liked being exposed to new knowledge and different things.

According to David Kinnaman President of The Barnia Group, non- Christians aged 16-29 years old when asked ‘What is your current perception of Christianity?’ 91% said antihomosexual, 87% said judgemental, 85% said hypocritical, 78% said old-fashioned, 75% said too involved in politics, 72% said out of touch with reality, 70% said insensitive to others. In addition 84% of non-Christians who are friends with Christian, only 15% said that the lifestyle of the Christians is not different from their own. In identifying, the truth about Non-Christians, roughly 80% of non-Christians have attended a church for three months in their life and roughly 50% of non-Christians have considered becoming a Christian. Many however, decided against Christianity due to unfavorable circumstances experienced within the church.

If anything, I was some sort of non-practicing protestant. Went to church a few times as a kid, then mostly weddings and funerals as an adult. My views on issues such as faith and sin and whatever were vague at best. I suppose you could say I was… apatheistic? But I learned enough about end-time prophecy from movies and books that, when events began to unfold, it was pretty clear what was going on, even to a heathen like me.