Why Is Religion so Important?
Something that I have been interested in learning more about has been religion. I remember my uncle discussing about the importance of a person being faithful to his religion, and at that time I really didn’t argue or discuss with him about religion so I just dropped the topic. Lately, the issue has caught more eye again. I know that many people feel that religion is just not important is just something that you are raised and born into believing. From what I have heard, religion has caused many problems between countries and people. For example, I heard that the crusades during time of the Roman Empire was mainly caused by religion.
One thing that I know for sure about religion is that there are many types of religions all over the world. Now, I’ve studied my fair share of religion and I believe religion has its goods and its bads. The reason why I say this is because religion may bring a person from a sad mood to a happy mood it may also change a person’s life from worse to good, but may also be bad because of the controversies between different religions, and whose religion’s history is valid. Personally, it’s funny to me how people could criticize other religions’ validness while they don’t know if for sure their religion’s history is truly valid.
Religion was not very important to me in the past because I thought religion is just believing in a God and believing that my God is the Saviour of the world.
Being that I didn’t have a lot of background information on religion, I chose to do some research on the topic. As I searched for blogs and news articles on Google, I came across this one blog: “Why religion is so important in our lives” http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1230321 .
This blog provided a lot of information and opinions on religion. Some people felt that religion was the key element to running countries and societies. “These days the amount of faith a person has, in his own religion, has led to inhuman behavior, to help hypocrites utilize it to make money and to be in power.” This statement didn’t really surprise me all that much, but it did make me feel sad. It made me sad because I believe this statement is true because when a person has little faith in his own religion, that person tries everything in his power to exploit his own religion to make money and to become famous.
In another article there was this one statement that made me nod my head in agreement with Ajay Bhatt. It was “Religion can help youth generation to become moral, disciplined and socialized citizens of society.” This is so true because I think if religion is applied to every youth’s life there will be more kids finishing school, and more kids getting out of trouble with the cops.
All of this makes me think that religion is important because people could rely on it when they are feeling down, religion can also help turn a person from doing bad into doing something that will benefit him or herself in the future.
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Dear Daniel I liked your
Dear Daniel
I liked your post “ Why is religion so important?” I liked your post because religion has also been a topic that has caught my eye. Religion is something very complicated at least for me. There are so many religious faiths in this world that it’s hard to believe which one is real. Every religion seems to have its own story and to be honest some of those stories are too out of this world. one sentence that stood out to me was“Religion can help youth generation to become moral, disciplined and socialized citizens of society.” I agree with this statement because it can change a person’s view of life and how they behave. Your post reminds me of how my mom always told to love the lord and to believe in him because he is always watching. That creeped me out a lot.
I liked your post and I hope you make more posts like this.
I too ponder the meaning of religion
Daniel,
I really liked this post because I, too, have spent a lot of time pondering the meaning of religion and how it affects societies. I really liked how you started out by saying that you have noticed how religion can have great benefits, but it also can and has caused great suffering. I don't think that you can see religion as black and white. You cannot see it as either bad or good. Personally, I look first to the kind of person someone is, no matter their religion. I think this is the best way to go because it really is the only thing that matters. If religion has caused someone to be judgmental, defensive, and angry then I don't think it is serving its purpose. I don't think this is a fault of religion, I think it is a fault of mankind. A person may use religion as a mentor to become a better person, but I don't think it is required to make good people. Good people are products of how they live their lives. I believe this is the bottom line.
Thanks for the post I think you are tackling an issue that so many people have pondered over for centuries. It definitely made me think!
Dear Daniel, I really liked
Dear Daniel,
I really liked the way you approached the subject. Religion can often be the center of controversy, as you mentioned, consequently it's hard to really write about it without offending someone. I liked that you looked at all aspects, including the fact that religion has been at the center of many major wars, but it also helps many people get through life. The research you did really strengthened your argument. Great post, and I hope to read more soon!