Writing about religion?

fancyheader
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:47:53 +0000

I don’t think it would be a good essay. . . you say that religion unites those of different classes, races, etc. But religion itself divides people, because there are multiple religions, and this is often the cause of conflict in the world.



He didn’t say that religion is meant to unite people across religions…this is the idea of pluralism (or that all religions are equally right and “all lead to the same place”, which I disagree with, because I think claiming all religions are equally right leads to a “watering-down” of all religions…but that’s totally different from using your religion to do real harm to others). I think where the OP’s going is fine; religion can certainly unite different races and classes.

I’m writing about religion too, because it’s become fairly important in my life. If that trip made an impact on you, don’t be afraid to write about it! Just don’t say anything you don’t mean in order to sound good.