Slam Poetry- Religion

My Book "Karma" mostly deals with the social issue of Religion. It explains how people during that period did not consider all religions to be equal and showed dis-concern and hatred against the people of other religions. It helps explore us how religions and beliefs caused war and pain among people and that people learn to forgive each other and finally live in peace. This slam poetry focuses on the different ways in which people worship god and how people differentiate between religion.

"I see thousands of them everyday,from young kids to adults believing and chanting his name. Shrines, temples and Mosques are places where people worship gods. But from my view there is only one god, Christians, Jews and Muslims are just some of his forms. For their is our creator who looks at us from above the skies and controls our lives. People still differentiate between religion and beliefs and cause sentiments to hurt for no reason. And still we say we are equal and diverse as in every 3rd world country 2 out of 3 people are judged based upon their skin color and clothes. I do not want to be a part of a society where religion and color of skin determines a person's character and personality and where people use religion as a means to fight wars. We say we cannot see god but the almighty always exists inside deep in our hearts as our inner voice and we fools search for his existence in temples, statues and paintings.People say believing in a religion can make our stars shine but it is the  karma that decides the purpose and influences one's own decisions in his/her life. I now see why people call religion an important part of their lives. It certainly is a creation that every individual must give respect and use it as a means of peace to maintain equality in the society."

ISU Blog Entry#1

 

        Religion Slam Poetry - Ethan Metzgar       

Rest In Me (Song by Todd Vaters)

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/religions-vital-place-society

I have chosen this article since it shows the importance of religion and believes among the society and tells the readers that religion could be used to shape the thinking of the society and by not involving government or politics. It also tells us that religion teaches us to be responsible and respect the life and freedom that is being given to us by the God and that religious people tend to be generous and civic minded. It addresses the social issues such as Religion, Beliefs, Peace, Freedom, Society and Equality.This article shows how different religions have different beliefs and sentiments and to respect and make peace rather than blaming others. As did Amar and Leela respected each others religions and still remained devoted to their religions even after their marriage. It also says that religious freedom helps the society to flourish and reduces violent crimes. Unlike Leela and Amar their families did not consider the Sikhs and the Hindus to be equal and where the society considered these kinds of  acts as a clear betrayal and going against the wish of the God. The article also talks about giving the right to religious people to be heard in the public sphere and their voices not to be silenced. When Amar and Leela married each other their families broke all links with them because they did not want the society to blame them for their children's acts and on the other hand Leela and Amar knew that their love could never be understood and was seen as an act of betrayal by the society during that period. Therefore in order to prevent themselves from the harsh treatment of the society they immigrated to Winnipeg to start a new life among the Western culture.(Christians, Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims)