Monday, September 7, 2009

Blog O Assignment # 1

Read the article: "Jesus Shaves" by David Sedaris. Although a humorous essay, what is the important point Sedaris addresses in relation to religious belief? Why is this an important thing to keep in mind when studying religions?

The important point Sedaris addresses in relation to religious belief is that it is difficult to understand religion since it is based on faith. even in the same religion, there are often collisions about trivial faith such as who or what bring chocolate on the Easter day. on the more extreme scale, people who come from a different world where a religion does not exist, would not comprehend the religion at all, thinking the resurrection and cross sound preposterous. the reason this is important to keep in mind when studying religions is that it suggests that I wouldn't be able to understand each religion on the world however I should respect their different beliefs

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