Service learning project
For my service learning project, I choose to interview a coworker. I honestly did not know if he was religious or not, but my gut told me he was going to be a great interview. I really took this opportunity to not only learn about a different religion, but to learn about a person as well. I do not consider myself a bad person just because I am not “religious”. I just have not dedicated the time to learn what religion suits my beliefs. In doing this project I intend to hopefully gather some insight on how religions influence people. Prior to this project all I knew about “Joe” was I could not stand the man. He is rude, a know it all, and very abrasive. So Joe and I just so happened to be working the same case, meaning …show more content…
I asked Joe if he considers himself to be religious. Joe said yes he is very religious, and went on to explain that he is Muslim. Joe said he didn’t want to elaborate because he knows I would be offended with what he thinks about Catholicism. I am a married Hispanic woman, so he assumed I was Catholic. As I learned in this class, "Muslim" means "anyone or anything that surrenders itself to the true will of God. To add to Joe’s mystique, he married a Jehovah’s Witness so they have very strong differences in opinions. When Joe and his Wife learned they were expecting, they made the decision to give the kids the option to choose a religion when they are older. Ever since then, the kids are free to take part in whatever rituals they have a calling to. Joe was raised Catholic and has very strong dislike for Catholic views. Starting with Confession. Joe said it baffles him to think you can do whatever wrong you want in the world, as long as you basically apologize and confess to a “Father”. I explained that not all sins are automatically forgiven …show more content…
However, I did learn that Joe is focused on his God 24/7. What seems to be a rude demeanor, really is just Joe being respectful. Joe respects that I am a married woman, and he does not want to cross any inappropriate lines. We finished our case with a better understanding of each other. By having Joe participate in this service learning project, I feel I did gain a friend. Which is the important thing in any religion. You can never go wrong when you find love for your fellow
For my service learning project, I choose to interview a coworker. I honestly did not know if he was religious or not, but my gut told me he was going to be a great interview. I really took this opportunity to not only learn about a different religion, but to learn about a person as well. I do not consider myself a bad person just because I am not “religious”. I just have not dedicated the time to learn what religion suits my beliefs. In doing this project I intend to hopefully gather some insight on how religions influence people. Prior to this project all I knew about “Joe” was I could not stand the man. He is rude, a know it all, and very abrasive. So Joe and I just so happened to be working the same case, meaning …show more content…
I asked Joe if he considers himself to be religious. Joe said yes he is very religious, and went on to explain that he is Muslim. Joe said he didn’t want to elaborate because he knows I would be offended with what he thinks about Catholicism. I am a married Hispanic woman, so he assumed I was Catholic. As I learned in this class, "Muslim" means "anyone or anything that surrenders itself to the true will of God. To add to Joe’s mystique, he married a Jehovah’s Witness so they have very strong differences in opinions. When Joe and his Wife learned they were expecting, they made the decision to give the kids the option to choose a religion when they are older. Ever since then, the kids are free to take part in whatever rituals they have a calling to. Joe was raised Catholic and has very strong dislike for Catholic views. Starting with Confession. Joe said it baffles him to think you can do whatever wrong you want in the world, as long as you basically apologize and confess to a “Father”. I explained that not all sins are automatically forgiven …show more content…
However, I did learn that Joe is focused on his God 24/7. What seems to be a rude demeanor, really is just Joe being respectful. Joe respects that I am a married woman, and he does not want to cross any inappropriate lines. We finished our case with a better understanding of each other. By having Joe participate in this service learning project, I feel I did gain a friend. Which is the important thing in any religion. You can never go wrong when you find love for your fellow