I Am Religion Essay

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I don’t consider myself a very religious person but I would say I am religious. I am religious because I try to follow my religious beliefs and the commandments of my faith, however I not very religious because I don’t take my religious beliefs as my life motto or use my religion as a tool to judge others. I am personally a Muslim by faith and Islam would be the religion I am personally familiar with in my life. Another religion I am personally familiar with is Christianity, specifically Catholicism because from grade school up to high school, I attended a catholic school. Growing up, religion was a huge part of my life, be in in school, at home and even with my social life. Meaning we used to attend religious gatherings and church

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