Practise your beliefs

 

A classmate complained that she has to go to Mass every Sunday even though she does not see the point in doing that. Despite her age, she is still afraid to admit her feelings to her grandmother, so she still goes to the church, which only discourages her from faith. It seems important to me that this is finally being discussed and a severe problem is being recognised. Imposing your religious beliefs and practice on others is completely unacceptable and the opposite of what religion should be.

 

Another concern is religious intolerance in a family. While members should be supportive and encourage even slightly different thinking, most of the time they do not allow you to form your own opinion and even hang out with children of other religions. As with the first problem, the cause is the same. People of other beliefs have always hated each other, even if they can not state a good reason why. It seems hatred is passed on from ancestors to the next generation.

 

Moreover, it makes even less sense to me to ban marriage, or relationships in general, between members of different religions. Believers should spread love, not restrict it. With all the nonsense I see in the religious community, being an atheist maybe does seem like a good choice, but even they have similar if not worse things going on.

 

A good example is Christmas, celebrated by almost everyone, regardless of their persuasions. Parents tend to criticize believers, but end up celebrating a Christian holiday, simply out of a long-standing habit.

 

On reflection, immoral hypocrites anger me even more than religious people, and I am honestly ashamed to be one of them. It is a terrible mistake to complain about faith and then do even more ridiculous things than they do. What gets on my nerves the most, is when people make an excuse that celebrations are tradition and despite knowing they are wrong, nothing changes. In my opinion, a way of believing should not be imposed, and the exploitation of goods (feasts and gifts on holidays) is unacceptable.