Reflective Essay On Religion

Pakistan, May 2007 around 8:00 pm, I existed the local madrasa (religious school), completing the 5th daily prayer and recitation of the Quran, and proceeded to head home wearing my light blue Kameez, White Salwar, and a Kufi on my head to offer a sign of humility before God. The reason I remember that warm windy night is because that day the mullah taught me that we humans are sent to earth by almighty god so he can test our loyalty to him. Those who follow his true path will ascend to the heavens upon death, and those who disobey him and his prophets will suffer in hell for eternity. I was 8 back then and life was good. Despite the Taliban decapitating captured soldiers and letting them rot in the intersections to

The main idea of this article is to bring insight to the reader about how islam is being remolded by the youth Islamic community within America. To illustrate this revolution the author uses personal accounts from the Muslims she interviewed. One of the main elements portrayed in this article was the idea of Muslim assimilation in the modern western world. The millennials within the Muslim American community often still adhere to the basic tenants and values of their religion however they often follow the religion more loosely in order to blend the two diverse cultures. Another main point this article focused on was religious temperance to allow for a more progressive and flexible practice of the faith. Lastly this article focused on the increased acceptance and reduced judgement from family members and those who are

Karl Marx once proclaimed, “religion is the opium of the people”(britannica) which suggests religion controls the majority of society while offering them nothing real; giving the masses synthetic or illusionary happiness, hence the comparison to the drug. According to an article from cbsnews.com, seventy-seven percent of Americans believe angels exist. So, it is a fair presumption that the majority of American’s is controlled in some aspect of their life by this institution, but why is this? Religion is not based on any insightful knowledge; I believe it is a human creation of dogmas and philosophies based on the practicality of an idea. My position: religion is a social construction and has remarkable impacts on the United States’ society.

1. Did the exterior of the worship facility add to the overall religious feeling of the visit? Describe your first impression as you pulled up to the building. Did the architecture lend itself to worship? Add specific details to support your answer.

Based upon my opinion and research I believe that it is not possible to be religious and at the same time, accept the teachings of modern science. As explained in the two questions below, the idea of a religion is to seek the answer to the meaning of life, and after death, live in an eternity with their God. Many religions outline the beginning of the world and how we all had come onto this earth. For example, Christianity has the Garden of Eden, and Scientology believes we were placed on the earth by aliens. Now that technology is constantly advancing at such an incredible rate, modern society relies a

When asked the question on my definition of religion, I decided to look at it in a way that goes beyond just my religion. Religion goes much deeper than being something that we just believe in, it is a relationship or a part of a person’s culture. My purpose of religion is something for me to try and understand what my goal in life is, as well as building a relationship with a higher being. Religion gives people that higher being that they can look to for guidance and comfort. I feel that you can also express your culture through religion as well as explain some of the reasons for some of the things that you have done in your life.

Religion is an extremely complex topic with many different outlets for discussion. Authors like Freud and Marx make compelling arguments against religion by focusing one religion 's effect human nature and their ability to strive in civilized society. Although these authors are apposed to organized religion, their views are separate in how they appose religion. Rather than denying or accepting religion, Tillich and Bultmann focus on elements of faith and how they effect the general ideas of religious belief. By comparing these authors idea’s on religion, I will demonstrate that the argument of religion goes further than believing or not believing, that many aspects of religion can be viewed in multiple ways. The authors I’ve mentioned will shed light on several ways we can approach religion and how similar topics within can lead to different assumptions.

Religion is intricately intertwined with various aspects in the socio-cultural arena, that the above three factors are always present in the shaping of an individual’s religious identity. Ethnic differences; according to the Social Identity Theory, emerge when individuals of ethnic minority groups feel threatened in terms of identity, thus reasons for their emphasis on their social identities as a means of maintaining positive self-conception. Gender differences may impact on one’s religious identity; this being exemplified through the characteristic participation of the female gender in religious activities and in their expression of religion as being an important aspect of their lives, this being in relation to their male counterparts

Since I can remember, my family and I have gone to church every Sunday, read the bible, and participated in church events--participating in the youth group and hosting food drives for the less fortunate. The church was my second home, and the people there were like family.

Well my faith is indeed a faith – completely trusting in something, God. I direct my life towards what I have complete trust in. That faith is secured through choosing everyday to constantly put my trust in God. I personally believe that practicing the spiritual disciplines, like Bible readings, prayer, worship, fasting, etc., helps to further my faith and learn different aspects of God to further my love for him.

Sematic religions are those religions that are related to each other by their mutual belief in the existence of a divine being known as “God”. These religions are specifically mentioned in the Holy Quran and include Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Now all of these sematic religions have their perceptions of the existence of soul in human beings, soul which according to these religions, though a part of human existence is not a physical part of human beings rather is invisible. Some religions have a belief that it is the soul that is rewarded or punished for the deeds of human beings rather than that of the body, while other religions believe in the process of reincarnation i.e. after death the soul of the dead being is placed in the body of another person. Therefore, though Islam, Judaism and Christianity all believe in the concept of soul i.e. they all believe in the immortality of the soul (even after the body die the soul exists in one way or the

In modern day, religion is shown as a choice, and in some places in the world it is. Religion is something that you choose to follow. In comparison to the past, in which most times religion was a must, depending on where you lived you could be punished for not following the religion of the land you lived in. Because religion is seen as a choice today, some people are confused as to why people would confine themselves to an additional set of rules that would dictate the way they would live. In exploring this, science fiction books are made. Several books in the science fiction category that include religion often use their own, made up religion, to represent a religion that is practiced. By doing this they can either bring out the good side or the bad side of the religion, often it is the latter. In result of this, certain religions can be seen in a bad light once these books and ideas become mainstream.

Considering the notion that my religion plays a significant role in my culture and identity, I felt it was appropriate to focus my plunges on religion. Interestingly, Judaism is considered to be a culture just as much as a religious doctrine, thus for those who identify as nonreligious, may still celebrate the spiritual holidays for cultural reasons alone (Sue & Sue, 2016). Judaism is a monotheistic faith in which there is only one God. In the Jewish faith, Jesus Christ is not referred to as the Messiah; followers believe that God has still yet to arrive (Differences Between, n.d.). Judaism puts little emphasis on the afterlife because what is most important is what individuals do while still alive (Monaghan & Viereck, 2011). The Jewish lifestyle includes following the commandments that are in the Torah, attending a synagogue for Shabbat, and for some divisions follow the Jewish law, known as halacha (Monaghan & Viereck, 2011). Judaism emphasizes the value of atonement and asking for forgiveness for one’s sins, especially on the Jewish celebration, Yom Kippur (Sue & Sue, 2016). Other traditions include the coming of age ritual referred to as bat-mitzvah or bar mitzvah (Religious Facts, 2006).

Religion, Politics and Sexual Orientation are the three major topics that plague our society today. Religion in my opinion is the largest of the three. The word religion or religious makes the younger generation very uneasy. Why? Because it forces them to hold a standard and we all know accountability is not today’s society strongest virtue.

As a child raised in the bible belt people to assume I am religious, but they would be paper. When I hear the word bible belt I associate it with southern Baptist which I am not. I grew up in a household where we did not attend church on Sundays, instead we would go to the lake or do other fun activities. I always remember friends asking me what church I went to and when I told them I do not go to church they were shocked. My religious experience is being raised by a catholic dad, a Christian mother, going to church with friends on the rare occasion, and now just living life knowing there is a God but not feeling the need to be in a church to be a believer.