Religion Slam Poetry - Ethan Metzgar
Rest In Me (Song by Todd Vaters)
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)
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