Personal Narrative: Partaking In World Religions

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World Religions is categorized into a special group of courses: the ones that directly help me in the real world. Partaking in World Religions has given me the gift of religious plurality—I learned valuable knowledgable about the great religions, the history behind them, and that religious scripture cannot always be taken literally. All of which allow me to be accepting and loving towards all religions. In earlier generations, foreign religions and cultures were rarely encountered. However, in modern times this has changed. With increasing immigration, one of my friends may be Hindu, my boss could be Muslim, and the person in front of me at a Wonderland line could be Sikh. In such a diverse world, we must understand each others faiths so

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