Category : Diary/Journal

Sub Category : N/A

Writing prompt: subject
"How does religion affect your life?"

The word religion has a very large impact on my life. All my life I have grown up in a religious home with religious friends and family surrounding me. The word in itself though, has little meaning to me. Religion is used to discriminate or shame people. It's used for leverage over an individual or group of people. A religious person is usually a "I go to church on Sundays." kind of person and they only go to church to make it seem like they're the "good Christian" or "good Catholic". As soon as church is out, they're out gossiping or gambling, slandering or discriminating.  Religion to me, is a social status. It has made me ashamed of who I am because I'm not the perfect Christian. People always think they're better than me because some see the things I've gone through as punishment. Which obviously means that I've done something atrocious. This stigma against me turned me away from the concept of religion. Instead, I follow the teachings of the one I believe in. This is called faith instead of religion. My faith makes me a better person everyday because it actively teaches me how to truly love everyone. Religion has impacted me in such a way that I've become stronger in my faith due to the fact that every turn I make by following faith, is shunned or looked down upon by a person who considers themselves religious. It affects my life every day because I'm constantly trying to look past the discrimination and calamity that is the religious social ladder.