Spiritual development: A on-going personal struggle
By Thomas Brouillard
EDI 17 Psychology & Development of Adolescent Students
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
April 15, 2009
I thought today’s class discussion was very powerful, but also very controversial. Religion is a very controversial topic for all ages. Religion is one of the biggest influences on human beings. It is the backbone of many major historical events that have taken place over time. I must admit that for myself personally religion can be an uncomfortable topic.
Although I did feel comfortable in the class, it has been a personal struggle for myself for the last few years. One of the most asked questions throughout time is the question of if there is a higher power. For myself personally I believe that there is a higher power. But I do not necessarily believe in organized religion.
Organized religion in my point has become something that is prone to manipulation. I sometimes feel that people use organized religion for their own personal benefit. Now not everyone does this, but there have been plenty of cases where this has happened. I don’t attend church regularly and I do not consider myself religious but one thing I am is open-minded. Everyone has an opinion and I am open-minded to them.
I thought an interesting point made in class was the impact that religion has on adolescents in today’s society. In my own experiences I noticed that there were very religious kids in high school. But the majority of adolescent students I think were generally indifferent to it. At that age a lot of adolescents tend to have other things on their mind. I think once adolescents get older and mature the question of religion becomes more important, or at least they think about in some capacity.
To conclude I still struggle with what my beliefs are, I am not really sure what I believe, but I do not judge a person not by their religious background, or lack there of, but instead on their character and how they live their life and treat others.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
April 15, 2009
I thought today’s class discussion was very powerful, but also very controversial. Religion is a very controversial topic for all ages. Religion is one of the biggest influences on human beings. It is the backbone of many major historical events that have taken place over time. I must admit that for myself personally religion can be an uncomfortable topic.
Although I did feel comfortable in the class, it has been a personal struggle for myself for the last few years. One of the most asked questions throughout time is the question of if there is a higher power. For myself personally I believe that there is a higher power. But I do not necessarily believe in organized religion.
Organized religion in my point has become something that is prone to manipulation. I sometimes feel that people use organized religion for their own personal benefit. Now not everyone does this, but there have been plenty of cases where this has happened. I don’t attend church regularly and I do not consider myself religious but one thing I am is open-minded. Everyone has an opinion and I am open-minded to them.
I thought an interesting point made in class was the impact that religion has on adolescents in today’s society. In my own experiences I noticed that there were very religious kids in high school. But the majority of adolescent students I think were generally indifferent to it. At that age a lot of adolescents tend to have other things on their mind. I think once adolescents get older and mature the question of religion becomes more important, or at least they think about in some capacity.
To conclude I still struggle with what my beliefs are, I am not really sure what I believe, but I do not judge a person not by their religious background, or lack there of, but instead on their character and how they live their life and treat others.
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