“Every individual holds a set of values or beliefs about the way the world and human behavior should be.”
This statement by Martin and Nakayama shows that there is much diversity in our culture. I think that even though most of us don’t think about it, a lot of our daily decisions stem from how our religion was involved in our childhood. I think that this is also why Americans are not very vocal about their religion. When I was growing up, my parents always taught me that your actions will speak louder than your words. And I think that the Christian religion is being expressed in this very way, we just don’t realize that we are doing it.
After reading this essay, I feel that it showed how blind we are to other people’s religions. The example of the Muslim man walking ahead of his wife, while she is dressed from head to toe, and is also carrying everything is definitely showing that our perceptual “lens” is solely focused on us. I always knew growing up that Christianity and Judaism were very similar, but never would have thought that Islam could be so closely related to these two religions.
Discussion Questions:
- Is there a way to look at a person's religious views and accept them for who they are, or will we always be judging people and stereotyping for what they believe in?
- If Christianity makes up a third of the world population, why does it feel like the less followed religions are having their way with the expression of Christianity in public?
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