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'After lots deep thought and brainstorming closely this brooding statement for the mo nonheistic religions, I realized how much that I micturate grown intellectu entirelyy since the spring of the semester. It is evident that I truly put what Mr. K said at the beginning of the semester into theory: â€Å" get dressed’t believe anything I say. ” Prior to winning this course I had truly little intimacy about founding religions, and the only knowledge I did have were taken from media sources. I was very dying(predicate) to learn about Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Sikhism, save not so much about Christianity because I am quite an familiar with Christianity.\r\nThis assignment made me realize that I never took the time to think outside of the box, and I’m happy to say that I started, not only in this class, but in in all of my other courses. The video â€Å"History on The chew out” was especially captivating because the word â€Å" dickens” is synonymous with numerous religions, and used quite frequently in everyday life. I was raised Catholic, and I unendingly associated the Devil with all of the stereotypical ideas and theories like: the charge up between good and evil, and the opposite of God. After honoring the movie, the meaning of the Devil changed.\r\nNow it agent anything that is noxious to one’s self. General examples include not losing 10 lbs. due to lack of exercise, a medicine addiction, and abusive significant other, or not act a life-long dream. Personally, the challenge or â€Å"Devil” that I face in my life is not completing my degree in a timely manner. I have allowed too many obstacles to come into my path, and grasp my success. It is odd how a movie on the devil would offer me motivation to complete school. Chapter 8 Judaism was very intriguing to me because I wanted to visit B’Nai Israel Synagogue for my Religious Visit report.\r\nI did not want to attend the service w ithout a creation knowledge of Judaism because I felt like that would have been somewhat disrespectful and in order to be fully immersed in the culture I need a foundation. According to the textbook book Israel refers to â€Å"all those who answer the call of God and who acknowledge and get through to obey the one God, through The Torah, or teachings, given(p) to the patriarchs, Moses, and the prophets. ” It is this aforementioned quote that intrigued me to learn more about Judaism.\r\nIt was a simple statement, but I wanted to learn more. As a child, I attend a Synagogue for a summer camp. I am not a practicing Jew, nor are my parents or any close relatives, so at measure I felt left out. I intend taking Challah bread on Fridays, and reading out of what I thought was â€Å"The Bible, which is referred to as Tanakh, but I never learned anything about what Judaic people believed or their heritage. There is more to bring home the bacon on Judaism in my report. I ha te to harmonize this, but I had several stereotypical views of Islam.\r\nThe aspects of Islam that pique me were the treatment of women, how the institution of marriage is treated, the fact that it is a patriarchal religion, and its affiliation with U. S terrorism. After reviewing the text and videos, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Islam means â€Å"peace”, and that treatment of women has improved dramatically. Furthermore, polygamy is allowed, but seldom practiced. The spiritual practices and beliefs of Muslims can be summed up in the Five Pillars: belief and witness, daily prayer, zakat (charity), fasting, and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca).\r\nThe decision religion I would like to touch base on is Sikhism. I grew up in Taos, NM and there was a Sihk temple down the street, and I was always fascinated by this culture. After researching Sikhism in NM, it is interesting to know that Espanola, NM houses one of the world’s largest populations of Sikhs in the enti re world. Sikhism is a monotheistic religion that originated in India in the 15th century. Their property of worship is called gurdwara. The Five K’s refers to the expression of faith worn by the Sikhs which include: Kesh, kangha, kara, kachera, and kirpan.\r\n'