Messages that Move
What do Leyden students from each of the major world religions find powerful about their religion? What do they doubt?
What is one thing you find most empowering about your religion?
“Modesty. I feel like the way that we portray modesty and how much we uphold it is really awesome because you get to choose what people see–you get to decide how other people get to see you and how other people think of you, and if you don’t want somebody to know something about you, you can hide it. You know, it’s freedom, not oppression.”
What is something you still struggle with in your religion?
“Well, we have to pray five times a day and waking up really early in the morning is always hard, and sometimes I wonder, ‘Why do we have to do that? Why can’t I just do it later?’ But that’s just how it is, and we just have to go with it.”
What do you find most empowering about your religion?
“I love the sense of being together and doing everything as a community. It is almost like my other family.”
What is something you struggle with in your religion?
“I don’t believe that all the Kosher rules (not being able to eat pork or other banned food) makes you a better person as claimed.”