The Purposes of Religion Response

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Watch the video, East vs. West- The Myths that Mystify (Links to an external site.) by Devdutt Pattanaik. Define and discuss the terms “religion” and “spirituality,” reflecting on the video and readings. Consider the following statements from your text (Schmidt, 2019, p. 147) and summarize what they mean to you:

• Jonathan Swift: “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.”
• Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule.”

Evaluate the difficulties that may surface as a result of having a different belief system than your clients and share your reflections on this topic in 250-300 words. Support your comments with two references and respond to at least two of your classmates.

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Support your comments with two references and respond to at least two of your classmates. 250-300 words total.

Classmate # 1

Julian Gibbs

Hello Class, hope everyone is well.

• Jonathan Swift: “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.”

To begin to understand the phase “We have just enough religion to make us hate” we must first obtain a clear understanding how religion is defined. According to ScienceDaily, religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. From my experiences religion most of the times gives people the ability to interpret how they accept the consequences of their beliefs. Unfortunately but it’s been proven, that some religious groups are based off of financial and political gain. Some groups go as far as judging outsiders or how some people are put in the category as non-believers or sinners. Jonathan Swift statement goes deep because terrorism can be driven by religion. To not have enough religion, can make us hate, has always led me to believe some religions are being taught to hate instead of love. I use the examples from my experiences in the military while deployed to Afghanistan. The term religious terrorism is derived from the tactics to achieve religious goals or which are influenced by religious identifies. On the other hand, I’ve been taught how religion and having a strong faith in God teaches us to love one other. It’s hard to honestly judge someone based off of religion today. Having enough religion to love one another can come in many ways. As a Human Service professional you must consider empathy for others and understand feelings of another person.

• Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule.”

With some many religious groups today, first we must determine what spirituality is. Spirituality is the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. In my opinion, spirituality is an inner strength, developed over time that helps you endure the struggles within. Speaking for myself, my spirituality has been the everyday process of understanding the person I’ve been become. Many times I’ve stopped to take moment to re-examine my purpose and direction in life. My spirituality is based off of self-awareness and self-esteem. When I hear the phase material forces, I think of how society dictates how material items are used to measure how much you love someone.