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RelationshipsandReligion

Introduction:
AsanonreligiouspersonyouwouldthinkthatIwouldprobablychooseasubjectother
thanreligiontodoapaperon.Thispaperwillshowyoutherelationshipsthatreligioncreates
throughitsbringingtogetherofpeoplefrommanydifferentwalksoflife.Eachreligioncaptures
thisdifferently,andIhopethatthroughoutyouwillbeabletounderstandhoweach
relationshipdiffersaswellaswhichsettingbuildsthestrongestbonds.Iminterestedinseeing
justhowdiversefamilylifeisfromonereligiontothenext,Idonotfollowareligiousgroup,but
findreligionveryinterestingandbelievethatwearetoocomplexashumanbeingstobe
createdbyaccident.ThisisanotherreasonreligioninterestmebecauseIamaveryliteral
mindedperson,Iliketobeabletomakesenseofourexistence.Thiscompilationofmyfindings
willdiscussthedifferenceseachmajorreligionhasontheirfamilylifeandwellasarguethat
religiousassociationcanaffectrelationshipsthatyouwillhavethroughouteverydaylife.
EnteringtheConversation
Religioncreatesrelationshipsdifferentlyfromeachreligiousaffiliationtothenext.Some
createamoreinterpersonal,familybasedrelationshipwhereasotherscreateamoreindividual
andgodlyrelationships.ThereligionthatshowedthemostfamilyconnectionthatIpersonally
viewedwasChristianity;itseemsthatinthissettingeveryoneworshipstogether,asone
towardstheyreonegod.Inthistypeofsettingmoreofafamilytypeofbondincreated.Other
religionssuchasIslam,andBuddhismarebasedmoreontheindividualsrelationshipswith
theirgod,whichinsomecaseswasseentohaveabiggerimpactontheindividual,butifthe

individualdidnotshowenoughdisciplinetofollowontheirown,thebigpicturewaslostand
theydidnottrulyexperiencetheirreligiousaffiliation.SomethingIsawthatastonishedmewas
thatinChristianity,everyoneshowedup,whatIcouldnotexplainwaswhy.So,Iplanned
experimentoverthecourseofamonth,Iwillpick5peopleatrandomfrommygrandmothers
church,andseehowmanytimesoutofthatmonththeyarrive,eachwillbeofadifferentage
group,andeachwillnotbetoldthattheyareapartoftheexperiment.Ibelieveattheendof
this,thosewhoaremorecloselyrelatedtoothermembersinthechurchwillappeareachofthe
fourweeksoftheexperiment.ThiswillbedonethesameforothermembersattheBuddhist
monasteryfromlastsemester,exceptthistimeIwillhavetospeakwiththeleadmonkasI
cannotbethereeverydaytocheck.TheanswersIwanttoknowfromthisiswhetherornota
familybasedreligiousrelationshipismorebeneficialthanthatofamoreindividualbased
setting.IntheendIbelievethatthosewhoaremorefamilyorientedwillhavemoreofareason
togoworshipthatisntsolelybasedoffthereligiousaffiliationalone.
Inreligionthespectrumatwhichitgrowsisvast,andhowitgrowsvariesbetweenthem.
IntheHinduismfaith,asdescribedby(EveryStudent),
Growinknowledgethroughmeditation
ofBrahman(oneness)...torealizethatcircumstancesinlifearenotreal,thatselfhoodisan
illusionandonlyBrahmanisreal;3.Bededicatedtovariousreligiousceremoniesandrites.

Thisshowstheonenessofthatthisreligionhaswiththeyregod;itsasifeveryoneelse,andall
theothersituationsoflifearenotimportant.Onthecontrary,inChristianity,theBiblesays
thingssuchas,Loveoneanother,(John13:35);Liveinharmonywithonanother,(Romans
12:16);Careforoneanother,(1Corinthians12:25).(Bible)Thesequotesareinstillingthe
importanceofhavingthoserelationshipswithfellowfollowers,aswellasmakesitveryclear

thatrelationshipswithGodandfellowhumansareanequalelementsofthereligion.These
religionsareeachonoppositeendsofthespectrum,theyshowjusthoweachreligion
encouragesordiscouragesrelationshipswiththosearoundyou.

Conclusion:
Everythinghastocometoanendandmyarticleisnotdifferent.Asafollowerofnone,I
feelthatmyresearchwasmoreimpactingonmepersonally,ratherthanjustasubjecttotalk
about.Relationshipsarebuiltofflove,happinessandpassionforoneanother,whatreligion
doesbestisitcreatesasettingandatmosphereinwhichthesefeelingsandemotionsandbe
createdmoreeasily,andthroughthesettingwefindthatnotonlyaresomemoreefficientthan
others.ThesettingIhavefoundeithercancreatearelationshipthatIsolelythatofthe
individualandhisreligiousidol,oritisthentransverseasmoreof,everyonejoininghands
togetherandreachingfortotheirgod.WhatIhavenoticedthatisquiteremarkableisthatthe
relationshipsthatarecreated,andthepurposeofthesettingcanbefoundinthelightingwithin
thereligioustemple,monastery,orchurch.Monasteriesusuallylackbrightlights,leavingadark
settingsothatthemonkandBuddhacancarrytoenlightenmentpeacefullywithout
interruption.InaChurchthough,thereareusuallylotsofwindows,whichallowslighttoflood
theroom,itsverybright,andthemoodisuplifting.InChristianitytheyworshiptogethernot
separate,buttotrulyworshipwithyourfellowfolloweryoumustbeabletoseeandhearand

enjoytheirpresenceandwithouttheappropriatelighting,thatfamilycapacitythat
Christianityhasonitsfollowerswouldbeabsent.So,nexttimeyoureinChurchormosque,
lookatthelighting;thiskeyaspectshowsiftheregionisrightforyou.


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