Thursday 12 April 2007

Being too religious

Starting the lecture with a prayer was certainly a good way of grabbing the attention of the audience, whether they approved of it or not. The prayer itself was also very specific, excluding all faiths but Christianity and mentioning men being the ‘knowledge seekers’ it made many people feel uncomfortable, segregated even annoyed. The reason for this soon became apparent as George explained the main topic behind the lecture was to test peoples reactions to religion and see if there was a point in which a person became ‘too religious’. The lecture itself turned out to be highly interesting, looking into various sections of religion including cults and the overall role of the church.

1 comment:

Viran15 said...

Yes i agree starting the lecture with a prayer was a bit of a shock. To be honest i didn't know how to feel. Some people got angry becasue they felt they were forced to pray but because i was so suprised i didn't have time to form any other emotions. And i agree with what you picked up on about the pray only being concerned with Christians. That was highly unusual in such a multicultural society. It was a good tactic to get a reaction out of us though.
I agree it was a intertesting lecture. It was thought provoking.