The clergy members were not as conservative as I though they would be. I was very impressed that they admitted to not believing every aspect of their religions. This made me feel more comfortable that I myself do not believe every belief that my religion has.
I completely agree! I assumed they would be perfectly in-tune with all the teachings of their respective religions since they are the ones who preach it, and I definitely found it comforting, rather than disconcerting, that they are really just like normal people who naturally have some issues with certain aspects of their faith. I thought they were all very helpful and only wish we could have had time to ask them more questions!
I believe that they were very helpful in regards to personal beliefs within a religion. They showed that you can have different beliefs within your own faith. Also, they acknowledged some aspects of faith to be simply zeitgeists of our time. This helps me as I try to find out what I believe and how it aligns with structured religion
I thought the insights offered by the clergy members were interesting, especially those held by the Quakers. I wish we would have had more time with them so we could have delved a little deeper into some of the more interesting topics we discussed. I would love it if we could have another event like this but with more diverse group of beliefs.
Craig I agree with you the Quakers belief in nonviolence was really apparent the whole class for they were all very accommodating to each other, however, like you I would be interested in sitting in on a panel of furthering differences because that is where it would be neat to see the differences, and to see if the professionals are able to have an intelligent, positive, and respectful debate.
I thought the clergy members were very interesting. They definitely weren't what I was expecting. They were much more open to questions about their religion than I would've guessed. Like Emily said, they admitted to not believing every aspect of their religion. I think this made them more relatable because it made them seem like normal people who are very sure of what they believe in.
I found this very interesting. It was funny though because I really was not as interested in what they said as much as in how they acted and presented themselves. Now obviously all three men did not differ as much as other religions would have if sat side by side, but I think we live in an age where you cant say or do anything without someone getting upset and I don't really know why that is. Overall it was cool to see an actual dialogue because usually a religious debate leads to tears or stagnation in my experiences
The clergy members were not as conservative as I though they would be. I was very impressed that they admitted to not believing every aspect of their religions. This made me feel more comfortable that I myself do not believe every belief that my religion has.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree! I assumed they would be perfectly in-tune with all the teachings of their respective religions since they are the ones who preach it, and I definitely found it comforting, rather than disconcerting, that they are really just like normal people who naturally have some issues with certain aspects of their faith. I thought they were all very helpful and only wish we could have had time to ask them more questions!
DeleteI believe that they were very helpful in regards to personal beliefs within a religion. They showed that you can have different beliefs within your own faith. Also, they acknowledged some aspects of faith to be simply zeitgeists of our time. This helps me as I try to find out what I believe and how it aligns with structured religion
ReplyDeleteI thought the insights offered by the clergy members were interesting, especially those held by the Quakers. I wish we would have had more time with them so we could have delved a little deeper into some of the more interesting topics we discussed. I would love it if we could have another event like this but with more diverse group of beliefs.
ReplyDeleteCraig I agree with you the Quakers belief in nonviolence was really apparent the whole class for they were all very accommodating to each other, however, like you I would be interested in sitting in on a panel of furthering differences because that is where it would be neat to see the differences, and to see if the professionals are able to have an intelligent, positive, and respectful debate.
DeleteI thought the clergy members were very interesting. They definitely weren't what I was expecting. They were much more open to questions about their religion than I would've guessed. Like Emily said, they admitted to not believing every aspect of their religion. I think this made them more relatable because it made them seem like normal people who are very sure of what they believe in.
ReplyDeleteI found this very interesting. It was funny though because I really was not as interested in what they said as much as in how they acted and presented themselves. Now obviously all three men did not differ as much as other religions would have if sat side by side, but I think we live in an age where you cant say or do anything without someone getting upset and I don't really know why that is. Overall it was cool to see an actual dialogue because usually a religious debate leads to tears or stagnation in my experiences
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