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Quote: from 2kewl4u2know at 10:35 am on Sep. 29, 2008

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Quote: from JamesBrauman at 9:33 am on Sep. 29, 2008

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Religious studies in school is a joke.

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 It's a college course, and it's not what you think it is.

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I was getting ready to say...  

OP: How's the class coming along otherwise?

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Otherwise it's fine.  The class takes an interesting perspective on religion in relating it to health and coping.  When I say it's not what it sounds like, I mean, we don't study religion specifically and the different religions throughout history.  We will touch on Japanese religious beliefs, but only because their definition of religion is very different from what we think of as religion, and our views on what religion is can reflect on how we use it in relation to our physical, mental, and emotional health.

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And I understand what you're talking about with Eastern religions. Religions are more of a philosophy thing, such as Buddhism is all about following the middle road. I think it's China (might be wrong), that what they think is "perfect" is actually rather very different than what we think as "perfect". What we think may be naturally imperfect in the West may be seen as naturally perfect in the East. Makes me very interested in visiting these countries. :)

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And like I said, it takes a health perspective also.  Like does church involvement have an affect on social ties, a sense of well-being and self-mastery.

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