Religion means the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially
a personal God or Gods. Each person's definition of religion is different. I lot of people say that
religion gives people something to believe in, a hope for a better tomorrow. At least that’s what
they say it supposed to be. If you look into the religion of christianity they believe God is
supposed to be something or someone that loves everyone. Christians are supposed to be
people who believe in God and they follow the teachings of the Bible. Christianity is a religion. If
the teachings explain that you need to love God and love others and that is the religion then
why don’t they. Sex before marriage, having a child out of wedlock, divorce, all these actions
are shameful according to the christian religion. Christians are known for Shaming people for
the mistakes they have made. We miss interpret what the Bible says, but Christianity is our
religion. The church is supposed to be a place where people come together broken it’s where
you can go when you feel lost but now the church is a place where people go and show off how
great they are at being Christians. Instead of it being a place where people confess their sins
and ask for help and forgiveness it’s a place where people compete for who can be the best.
this is not what Christianity is. When you look back in the Bible the people who Jesus hangs out
with the most are the “sinners “ and the people that are trying to crucify him, who say that he is
a liar are the ones that call themselves religious. He never condemned those who sinned or
judged those who were seen as disgraceful. Jesus loves everyone and if you see that
Christianity is your religion then why don’t you do like Jesus does and love people from who
they are and pray for who they will be. I am a Christian and I call it my faith. Although it may
seem that I have a problem with religion specifically Christianity I don’t I just want it to actually
be what it’s supposed to be. It should be something that people put their faith in, their trust in
,something that they live their life by and if you choose to live your life to compete with other
people, trying to be a better person than they are, what are you really accomplishing? If it is
supposed to be what I think it supposed to be. Religion is your belief, I specified Christianity
because it something that I've lived through and I’ve seen and I have experienced. I’m not
saying this is for all religion. I do you believe there is a reason why there’s such a negative
stereotype when it comes to Christians and a lot of it has to do with the way we portray or
religion. Religion should be something positive it should be something that people are
interested in and not something that people are afraid of or disapproving of.
I liked reading your piece, everything that you have mentioned for Christianity i believe that it's all true. Christianity has changed and it has become a negative stereotype however, i do agree with you religion should be something positive and something one comes to in need of trouble or lost of hope. I enjoyed reading this pieve it was beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good way of describing the development of people's view of religion in recent times, and I do agree with the fact that it has become a negative stereotype, even though it should not be. Very good choice of topics to write on, I enjoyed reading this one.
ReplyDeletealthough i do not personally believe in religion i found this piece really informative and touching.
ReplyDeleteOne of the lines, "I am a Christian and I call it my faith," really stood out to me. I hate when people ask me if I'm religious because honestly I don't think I am. But I'm involved in church, I love Jesus, I try to follow the Bible. I think there is a huge difference between the way I live my life and the way religious people live theirs, and this blog definitely helps clarify that.
ReplyDeleteYour piece depicted the changing perceptions of religion very well. Your personal anecdote about what status religion should hold, in your eyes, was a nice way to end it.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate the fact that even as a Christian you are able to recognize the discrepancies in the religion and what needs to be improved. It’s interesting to see a religious persons view on religion so I really enjoyed reading and I think your writing style is great!
ReplyDeleteThis is a powerful piece that offers a fresh perspective on the topic of religion. I personally found myself agreeing with a lot of your points as they were well supported. This piece is able to change other people's perspective of religion regardless of their own beliefs.
ReplyDeleteLizzie,
ReplyDeleteYour piece is an accurate look at many of the unnatural, negative elements of modern (and even historical) Christianity. While reading your post, I found myself nodding in agreement quite a bit. Personally, I am disappointed and saddened at many grotesque sociopolitical movements and actions falsely operating under the name of Christianity. These movements often include discriminatory, close minded, and social stratification centered inclinations. This all under a religion I see, as you do, built on love, peace, and goodwill for mankind. Fantastic writing!
I completely agree with everything that you said. As a christian I see the negative stereotype that is placed upon the religion and it is really sad to see that considering the doctrine that the Bible teaches is love. I am glad you spoke on this topic and brought it to light. Good work!
ReplyDelete- Alana Robinson, P4
Your piece is something that I can relate to. I agree that individuals state their religion and being the superior of other religions but they do not represent who they are in their religion like you mentioned about people going to church and competing, and not presenting their kindness. Thank you for sharing this piece, I am now aware that individuals who are religious are aware of other people actions in their religion. - Amy Lau
ReplyDeleteYes girl. I agree so much with this. I believe that as christians we are called to love and not judge, to accept and not condemn, and to speak good into the broken because we too are broken. I love love love your interpretation of christianity and I especially enjoyed you naming it as your faith. thank you lizzie. -Charis Webber
ReplyDeleteThis is a great piece. Personally, I'm not a Christian, but I respect the religions that other people choose to practice. However, there are some people who give these religions a bad name by using it as an excuse to practice hate. I liked the fact that you called out those people in your piece and gave a reminder of what the religion is actually about. Great job!
ReplyDelete-Arianna Perez
I'm a Catholic and i agree with this piece how you were informative and basically talked about what Christianity is. Great piece and keep up the good work.
ReplyDelete-Michael Hernandez
I loved how you described the development on people views of their religions and liked to see different views on how people see religion
ReplyDeleteI liked how you showed different perspectives on religion and the choice to practice and the explanation to it
ReplyDeleteThis piece was very powerful to me, it actually taught me a little bit more about my religion. It was very informative from the start to the finish.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your narrative. The way the religion has been portrayed throughout time is not an accurate way of the way Christians should be living their lives, if anything many do the opposite
ReplyDeleteI am not religious myself but it was interesting to hear a religious persons perspective on christianity. I often have negative feelings around it because, like you said, many use religion as an excuse to justify their prejudices but it is good to hear that not everyone thinks that way.
ReplyDeleteYour piece was great and informative, and it was interesting to note the changing perceptions of Christianity as well. I, too, am a Christian and completely agree with everything you said. Good job! - Lexi Gomez
ReplyDeleteI 100% agree with everything you said about Christianity. I am a christian myself, but I struggle with going to church nowadays because it has changed and it does feel like a competition for who is the best christian. Thank you for sharing this and shedding your faith with others. I hope christians, true, honest christians, can be seen and talked to without automatic judgement or fear of being judged.
ReplyDelete--Unity Montalvo, period 4
As someone who isn’t religious you did a good job at maintaining respect from people like me for a religion. Nice job! -Kylee
ReplyDeleteEven being a fellow Christian it was still nice to get more insight on the topic. Great piece overall!- Jaden Dawson
ReplyDeleteI really like your outlook on Christianity and religion as a whole. I find it very interesting to see everyone's point of view on religion and yours is just as interesting :) - Brandon Porter
ReplyDeletei think its really amazing when Christians see the problems within the church like this, i have always been hesitant to truly conform to Christian Religion based the way that many are treated when people do not act accordingly to the what the bible says, i do not like the hypocrisy but your piece gave me hope.
ReplyDelete- Sasha Hodder