Essay On Leading Religion

In today’s society we have all encountered a numerous amount of people who practice religions that are completely different than our own. Religion is often a topic most people tend to shy away from during social events and interactions. I believe people shy away from this topic because they are afraid to step outside of their comfort zone and become interested in a religion that they were raised to practice. With over half of the United States population claiming Christianity as their religion of choice I believe people feel that it is unimportant to gain knowledge about any other religious beliefs. For me that is not true, although Christianity is leading religion in the US I believe that is important to be knowledgeable about religions that …show more content…
Our normal way of cultural expression is to sing songs about Jesus Christ and read and decipher words from the Bible. In the religion of Hinduism, their form of religious expression differs greatly from ours. According to Hinduism informative book on Hinduism written by Louis Renou it is a “central point in religious activity for Hindus to fashion the idol of a god, to install it the sanctuary, to treat it is “animated”. Hindus bathe, dress, “feed”, and decorate this animated God as a way of worshipping him. They also “put flowers around him with moving flames accompanied by music and song”. So in the many ways that different religions express themselves here are many similarities amongst them, such as music and song. Most people may find it unorthodox that this religion treats an animated object as if it was alive but I find the way that Hindus worship unique. It is important to gain knowledge about religions such as Hinduism so when things appear unusual we can see the beauty behind it and learn to accept the different ways that people express