Comparative Essay Religion

Pete started to go to church at an early age with his neighbors on his on accord. Although he was initially exposed to church by his parents, he continued to attend church by his own free will. I also started to attend a religious place of worship, however because of our cultural differences, my place of worship is a temple rather than a church. I was initially exposed to temple by going to public service events by being forced to go with my parents. However, as time went on I grew up and decided to attend the weekly worships on Sunday, just like Pete. Pete and are very similar in the sense that we were both exposed to religious places of worships at an early age, and we continued to attend our places of worship on our own accord. Paragraph …show more content…
The reason I don’t value Sunday morning prayers as much is because it gets monotonous every single week, however, I still arrive on time. We are similar for the most part as we are both punctual, but we arrive punctually for differing reasons. Pete and I are different in the sense that our towns are very different, and as a result we are also different. Pete’s hometown in North Carolina is rather small and somewhat isolated, so it’s evident when you’re not a regular at Church. It’s rather looked down upon when you do not attend Church regularly in Pete’s hometown, as many people are religious; however, Pete’s parents are not, which creates an internal conflict for Pete. My hometown, Salt Lake City is pretty big. It’s not evident whether or not you’re religious or not due to many different churches, temples, and cultures. It’s alright if you’re religious, and it’s alright if you’re not too here in Utah. Because of Pete’s small hometown in North Carolina and my large city of Salt Lake, we are different. Pete and I are similar in the sense that we both fear the afterlife, specifically the idea of Hell. Pete fears Hell as well as Judgement Day, and for that reason he attends