This was my favorite Comms 239 class thus far! I love combining anything with my faith and beliefs.
Religion and faith are completely tangled in everyday living. People do what they do because of what they believe. I do what I do because of what I believe. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and I will never shy away from that. www.lds.org
I liked how the group presenters in class discussed the “ghosts” in news today. These “ghosts” are the reason why events happened, the lack of context in the story, yet they were not directly addressed. Religion and faith are these “ghosts.” A journalist can present a story in such a way as to hide the true reason and motivation behind it, but the public knows something is missing. It is better when the news outlets are as transparent as possible, even with the touchy religious issues.
Amazing faith is shown when the Amish people in 2006 forgave and even attended the funeral of Charles Carl Roberts, the man who killed five of their young Amish girls. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXAUQWqUAXY . There is no way to distance this story from religion. The Amish people forgave the murderer because they were taught to forgive in their religion, and they strongly believed in it. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/04/national/main2059816.shtml
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