Tyler Andor wrote:
> After discussing various definitions of religion, are you persuaded that any of them is acceptable, or the best? Are there others you would like to contribute to the discussion?

After discussing the various definitions of religion, I am led to believe it is a matter of personal opinion. What I believe may be acceptable and the best could be totally different from what any of the members of this class believes.

Tyler Andor wrote:
> Why do you suppose so many Jews today are more secular than religious?

I suppose so many Jews today are more secular than religious today because of time constraints. I found this poem along time ago and as time goes on I see more and more people conforming to it.


No Time To Pray
By K. J. Koshy


I knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.

All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer.
No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.

No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.

I went before the Lord,
I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book;
It was the book of life.

God looked into his book and said
"Your name I cannot find.
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time"

Tyler Andor wrote:
> What did you find most interesting about the first two eastern religions we have covered?
The most interesting concept of Hinduism is the rituals that take place in the Ganges River. I just have a have understanding how someone can drink from a river that is so grossly polluted. This verifies the fact there is really no structure.

Buddhism is associated with the bohdi tree-"the awakening." The Buddha says everything is impermant. This religion believes in "The Eightfold Path" and all things are preceeded by the mind, led by the mind, and created by the mind. It seems like a relaxed, free-spirited, happy religion.

The most important thing for people to know about cults is how overbearing and controlling leaders of the cult can be. When different situations go bad or get intense then one should realize something is wrong and attempt to leave their environment.
Tyler Andor wrote:
> What do you think is the most important thing for people to know about cults?