Comments on: A Path Less Traveled

By: Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:45:11 +0000

I never had much use for religion myself, but I guess that has a lot to do with where I was born. If I’d popped out in the Middle East somewhere I’m sure my views would be different. That said, this shows religion to be very much cultural, a programable morality, right for the culture in which it is produced. At the end, it’s a crap shoot, entirely dependent on where we grow up.

By: Ron Villejo

Ron Villejo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:04:35 +0000

Thank you to all for your comments!

I generally open to different cultures – there’s something in me that seeks out new places and people. I’m very fortunate to have gained a lot of knowledge and experiences in my lifetime so far, but I work to keep humble and curious when learning about new people, cultures and religion. I ask questions and I listen.

The Middle East, though, was nothing like any place I’d been to before. As I tried to convey in my article, it did feel “new” at all, but more like home And I’ll stay here as long as the very spirit of this region wants me and needs me to.

Yes, wonder-boy, that’s a cool metaphor… religion as a mirror!

By: wonder-boy

wonder-boy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:43 +0000

I think if you place yourself in a situation where religion is a part of your dailty life, you will either be repelled by it or drawn towards it. In either case, you start to see things that were already within you. I think religion is kind of like a mirror that way. What do you think?

By: junior

junior — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:22:41 +0000

I think when you live outside your own culture you must feel so naked. Like everyting in your wardrobe doesn’t match anymore and you have to go shopping to get a whole new collection together. So are you now where you could “home”? How long do you plan to stay?

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By: Serverten

Serverten — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:07:26 +0000

People have become to afraid of religion in America. Its like a bad word and this is thanks to left wing Democrats like Obama. Cheer America, yes, cheer on, as Obama and men like him continue to erode and erase the existence of God from our lives. At least in the Middle East mentioning God at school or work doesn’t freak anybody out.

By: jellybean

jellybean — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:29:21 +0000

It would take some guts to go live in Saudi Arabia at that time. In fact, it takes guts to leave your culture behind and go live in another. Now having been in the region for a while, what was the biggest misconception you held about the Middle East and the Muslim world before arriving?