Re: all the debates about religion...

I've noticed that there have been a lot of debates both online and at school about religion. There have been very deeply religious people going against people that aren't so religious and it kind of seems like a waste of time. I do think it is interesting to hear peoples opinions, but they should know that they won't be able to change peoples' opinions on such a deep topic just simply be arguing with them. I found a good quote from Ebone's blog about her opinion on the debate over religion. She says:

 ...you can't force someone to see the world from your point of view. You can't convince someone not to express their opinion without offending yours...now in present-day America, anyone is allowed to believe in any religion they want and can express it in whatever way they want.

I am not a very religious person at all, but I wouldn't exactly call myself an Atheist. I DO believe in God... most of the time, but sometimes I have my doubts over weather he's real or not. Ebone says that you can't force someone to automatically agree with your point of view and nowadays, anyone is allowed to believe whatever they want to about religion. Some people can't really understand this and this is one of the things that turns me off to being part of a specific religious group. I personally really do not like having to be in a room where someone is preaching to me about God or whatever religion they're part of. It quite frankly makes me feel a little weird and uncomfortable. I'm not sure why this is, but it might be because I don't completely agree or believe what these people are saying and I also feel like they're trying to force their religious beliefs on me. 

For example, me and my mom have this family of friends whom we've known for quite a while. They are very religious people and they like to share their beliefs with their friends, including us. My mom is accepting of the information they share with us, but I don't really enjoy having to listen to it. I remember one time there was a guest at one of the classes and she was saying how even though there isn't any proof that God is real, we can still believe in him, or something like that. Anyways, my friends mom immediately commented on what this lady said about how there isn't any proof that God is real. She began passionately arguing that he is real and that there is proof. She handed her a book that someone wrote about proving that God is real and pretty much forced her to read it in the middle of the discussion. This honestly made me pretty uncomfortable even though I wasn't the one who was being questioned. I felt kind of bad for this lady because she herself was a believer of the same religion my friend's mom was, but she sort of got attacked for one true comment she made. I understand that religion is something that people can get very passionate about, but i hate it when these people get so passionate that they keep on arguing with you and try to get you to change your mind and agree with them.This is a free country and anyone is allowed to believe whatever they want to, so sometimes it;s best to keep your religious ideas or beliefs to yourself if no one asks about them so you don't offend anyone or make them feel uncomfortable.

It's great that some people are so passionate about religion and are willing to fight and argue about what hey believe in, but I usually choose to stay out of these conversations because I know that if i tell a really religious person that I am kind of unsure about God being real, or that I'm not religious i might get attacked. I think it's best to let everyone have their own opinions and you don't have to agree with them, but you can at least accept them.