My Personal Philosophy Of Different Religions

My family is Catholic and raised me as Catholic. I have been in classes at my church since pre school and continued to be in them all the way through sophomore year. In Catholicism, teenagers who have had their first communion go through three years of middle school Faith Formation and two years of high school Faith Formation before they can be confirmed. Being confirmed means that you confirm that you want to be Catholic and that you believe without a parent or guardian making you.

Being Hispanic and not growing up Catholic allowed me to be into many awkward situations in high school and college. Many people assumed that since I was Hispanic, I was also Catholic. All my friends were Catholics and I do not recall meeting someone who was Hispanic and not one. I was also intrigued with why this religion attracted so many people with different backgrounds. Before Sunday, September 18, 2016, I had never attended a catholic mass, in actuality I had never attended another church besides mine, and I am twenty-six years old. I purposely decided to go during their busiest hours, 12:00 P.M., because I wanted to obtain the entire experience. I knew Catholics worshipped other gods, like the Virgin Mary and Saint Jude. I was also aware of the use of the holy water and making the sign of the cross. My family and friends grew up not discussing difference about religions, so my knowledge was very limited.

God. All three religions believe that this God is the origin and source of all that exists. God

My parents have discovered a different religion since then, one even closer to God, and me not being religious drives a wedge between us. I believe that if I hadn’t gone to catholic school, there would be a possibility of me being religious, as I would have been taught a different mentality than Catholicism regarding religion.

The environment you grow up in and people you find yourself surrounded by as your make your way through the maze of life has a profound impact on a person 's worldviews. I am no exception to this rule, and to illustrate this point I will detail how I was raised, what I believed, and how I came to start examining those beliefs a little closer. This critical examination of my own beliefs has led to change how I think about the world in an enormous way, and has had a massive impact on how I relate to and understand other people.

Though each religion is unique, some religions have several traits in common. For example, many religions are polytheistic, meaning that there are many gods. But, some religions only believe in one god, meaning that the religion is monotheistic. The religions also have many things that differ with each other, like the sacred text, symbol, and traditions. These qualities are what make each religion different and special.

Growing up in a Catholic household, I have always been an active member in the church as an alter server, interpreter, and assisting with

I was born in Bogota, Colombia where most people are catholics. Thus, I was baptized at the age of five. I also went to a catholic school from kindergarten up to second grade. However, I barely attended church because my parents were busy throughout the week to go to church. Then, at the age of nine my family and I moved to the United State.

I would describe my own personal faith to be Christian- Catholic, the same as my parent’s faith. I grew up being catholic. I was baptized, did my first communion and even did my confirmation. I believe in one God; but I also believe in God as a Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I believe in Angels, Saints, and the old and new testament. I believe in Mary, God’s mother, and I also believe in all of Jesus’s apostles.

While the extraordinary have the right to commit all sorts of crimes and in various ways to transgress the law, because in point of fact they are extraordinary.” This is the argument that Raskolnikov uses to practically foil his homicidal plans. The idea of extraordinary men vs. ordinary men pushes him to “stop to pick up” the opportunity to distinguish himself from the rest of the ordinary men and women of Saint Petersburg. He must overstep his moral and ordinary means and cross the boundaries to see if he is truly something extraordinary, but only history can tell that. The key to these extraordinary expectations is that these crimes have to be fulfilled to reach this status.

Religion has never been a large aspect of my family’s life. Growing up, my mom dragged us to a church service with our extended family for Christmas and Easter. Sometimes she talked about her belief in Jesus Christ and the bible. Otherwise, we didn’t actively practice any religion. Both of my parents grew up Catholic, but have since come to disagree with many of the teachings they were raised upon.

While in a conversation with Sonia, Raskolnikov says “I did not bow down to you [Sonya], I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity." (Dostoevsky, Page 350) Meaning that he went through both physical and mental suffering which contributed to the guilt that he had after the murder. But he would not have felt this guilt if he had successfully eclipsed into the Superman. But he didn’t accomplish this and still remained unaffected by his crime. Raskolnikov’s idea of the superman theory continues by a conversation he has with Porfiry Petrovitch where they talk about an essay in which Raskolnikov wrote about the superman theory with his own thoughts that got published in the newspaper, in Raskolnikov’s essay he states “In a word, you (Raskolnikov) introduce, if you remember, a hint to the effect that there are persons who are able, or rather, not who are able but who have every right, to commit any wrong or crime, and that laws, so to say, are not made for them.” (Dostoevsky, Page 220) Afterwards, Raskolnikov responds by saying “The extraordinary man has the right... I don’t mean a formal, official right, but he has the right in himself, to permit his conscience to overstep… certain obstacles, but only in the event that his ideas require it for their fulfilment.” (Dostoevsky, Page 220) Raskolnikov basically makes a distinction between the ordinary and the extraordinary. Raskolnikov’s ideology to

My parents have been avid Christians since a few years before I was born. Both had been Catholic as children, and both stopped going for different reasons. After my

I grew up in a Catholic home. From my earliest memories, I believed in God and knew He existed. Every week we faithfully attended our local parish. There was no Sunday School so we sat with our parents during mass. I remember my youngest sister, Jennifer, playing with my Dad’s keys

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