Thursday, September 27, 2007

Our Religion Trip


First we visited the Mosque and learned about the Islamic religion. When we got there we had to take off our shoes as a symbol of respect to Allah. The rug that we stood on was really soft and the building was pretty small and there were little columns in the shape of rectangles printed in the rug. They were for each person to come and worship in their own little space. We met the prayer leader whose name was Hisham Ahmed. He taught us a great deal about Islam and their practice.


The second place we visited was Congregation Children of Israel place. We met Rabbi Gerson and he explained to us about the Jewish religion i learned a lot of stuff that i didn't know, for instance that beanie thing i used to call it, is called a Yamica. The synagogue was a nice place and it was very clean. The Torah scrolls had gold on them, i thought that was pretty cool.


The last place we visited was the Catholic church. That place was very quiet and barely anyone talked but this french lady. She was cool and she had lots of stuff to tell us and explain. The catholic church was a strict place and there was no horseplay around there. The sanctuary was big and had a lot of space in it. My favorite were the stained glass windows.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Why I think that there are RELIGIONS


Well if u ask me I think religions have a lot to do with what people are taught when they grow up and what their families believe. That's not always the case though because some people believe what they want and are stubborn and don't want to believe anything else. I think religions exist because it gives people some understanding of why they are here on Earth. Some people might not know what they believe and they are still trying to find a religion that enlightens them. I think that these people should ask themselves why do they think that there are religions too. To some people religion is their life, while to others could care less. My point of view on religions is to give people understanding.