Thursday, 19 July 2012

The elephant in the room


I am so happy that this topic came up as I find religion a very difficult issue to discuss. Religion is without a doubt one of the most sensitive and controversial topics to talk to people about. I come from a very religious background and it is in our belief system to talk about religion openly but I have come across many people who get very offended by the topic of religion because if it is not their way it’s the highway.

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Let’s face it, religion has become the number one reason for most of the world’s problems today and it is so important for us humans to openly discuss it without people getting offended or having a huge argument over it. I am a Jehovah’s Witness (not practicing) and in my religion it is natural for us to preach Gods name and for us to have free and open discussions about religion, not just our religion but all types of religions. I think that in any kind of religion or culture it all comes down to a mutual understanding and respect of one another for everyone to get along. I have two Muslim friends who are very dedicated to their religion and we always have open conversations about our beliefs and values and we have the most amazing friendship because of a common respect for one another.  I, personally, find it fascinating to learn about different religions and see how they come about to believe what they do for certain reasons. I just think that if we can all overcome this fear and ignorance of different religions the world would really become a better place. 

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1 comment:

  1. Well said Megan!
    Consider this,Jehovah's Witnesses also have their own 'Elephants in the room'.

    ABC on Jehovah's Witnesses-They say Jesus had his 'return' aka second coming October 1914.
    (No matter how the JW try to spin 1914 that is was 'invisible' etc it's still a lie that comes from William Miller and occult pyramidology)
    This is a false apostate teaching,so it's the Jehovah's Witnesses Watchtower organization who are the apostate Christians.-Danny Haszard FMI dannyhaszard(dot)com

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