Christians worship God, Hindus worship multiple gods, and Buddhist worship no god. At first glance none of these religions have anything is common, but religion is defined as: a belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power (CITE). Notice that it never identifies a definite person, but just a belief in something greater than oneself. When this is taken into consideration it can be seen that religions are more alike than people realize. Religions are all founded on a faith, have rituals of worship, and sets of moral codes.
All forms of religion center on a person’s faith. Faith is a person’s trust and belief in something. Having faith provides people with a sense of optimism when dealing with life struggles. For example, if a Christian …show more content…
Rituals such as prayer, communion, and song are the most common. An example of one of these rituals can be commonly seen in a church. For instance, one Sunday out of every month Christians participate in the ritual of communion. This is where they obtain a piece of bread symbolizing the body of Christ, and a serving of wine as his blood. In the Islamic faith their greatest ritual of worship is the journey to Mecca. Mecca is known as the “holiest city” to those of Islamic faith (Wikipedia). Granted these two rituals could not be more different; the fact is that their religions still calls for them as a sign of recognition of their superhuman. Going to church every Sunday in my family is basically a guarantee, I had no choice but to go and give thanks to God for all that he has done for me. Although the rituals, songs, and prayers of all religions are not the same they still play a major role in their believer’s traditions of worship. Although Christians don’t go to Mecca and Muslims don’t go to Baptist churches they still have specific dwellings and manners of …show more content…
They teach their followers to be kind to others and to be honorable humans. The Golden Rule is one of the most well known ground rule throughout all religions in that it urges people to treat others how you would want them to treat you (Armstrong 567). Other rules that are more commonly recognized are the disapproval of taking a human life and that its followers are supposed to honor their mother and father. In the Islamic culture honoring a mother and father could mean that their child has to consent to the marriage of whom their parents choose (Brock). In the Christian household I grew up in honoring my mother and father meant things like not telling a lie, or just simply doing as I was told. Still to this day, I am in my early twenties and I still feel obligated to honor my parents. Clearly the interpretations of these rules varies in different religions, but the foundation of having them molds children of any religion to respect their parents and honor the sanctity of human
All forms of religion center on a person’s faith. Faith is a person’s trust and belief in something. Having faith provides people with a sense of optimism when dealing with life struggles. For example, if a Christian …show more content…
Rituals such as prayer, communion, and song are the most common. An example of one of these rituals can be commonly seen in a church. For instance, one Sunday out of every month Christians participate in the ritual of communion. This is where they obtain a piece of bread symbolizing the body of Christ, and a serving of wine as his blood. In the Islamic faith their greatest ritual of worship is the journey to Mecca. Mecca is known as the “holiest city” to those of Islamic faith (Wikipedia). Granted these two rituals could not be more different; the fact is that their religions still calls for them as a sign of recognition of their superhuman. Going to church every Sunday in my family is basically a guarantee, I had no choice but to go and give thanks to God for all that he has done for me. Although the rituals, songs, and prayers of all religions are not the same they still play a major role in their believer’s traditions of worship. Although Christians don’t go to Mecca and Muslims don’t go to Baptist churches they still have specific dwellings and manners of …show more content…
They teach their followers to be kind to others and to be honorable humans. The Golden Rule is one of the most well known ground rule throughout all religions in that it urges people to treat others how you would want them to treat you (Armstrong 567). Other rules that are more commonly recognized are the disapproval of taking a human life and that its followers are supposed to honor their mother and father. In the Islamic culture honoring a mother and father could mean that their child has to consent to the marriage of whom their parents choose (Brock). In the Christian household I grew up in honoring my mother and father meant things like not telling a lie, or just simply doing as I was told. Still to this day, I am in my early twenties and I still feel obligated to honor my parents. Clearly the interpretations of these rules varies in different religions, but the foundation of having them molds children of any religion to respect their parents and honor the sanctity of human