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Essay / Persuasive Essay on Religion - 1172
It's because I couldn't really understand religion. From a young age we are taught what religion is and then asked to say that we will live our lives according to that. Whoa, whoa, whoa; because our parents raised us religious, we are expected to be religious before we can do algebra. If religion is truly the most important thing in the world, then we should be able to devote time and effort to forming our idea of religion. I have no religion. I'm skeptical. We should all analyze our beliefs and understand what they mean. When you take on religion, you take on everything that goes with it. You must understand the terms and conditions before signing the contract. For everyone else, you are religious because you are told to be. I was one of them. I have now said that I am not ready to be religious. I don't understand yet. But I search, I try to understand and accept religion. I think the argument we should have is about what it really means to be religious. If you take God as your savior, will you really do your best to act according to everything your religion asks you to do. To fully understand religion, we must undertake a spiritual journey. A trip on our own, once we're ready. This is not a journey influenced by our parents, and not just based on what your priest says. Find out for yourself what religion means to