The diverse cultural occurrence that I placed myself directly in was working toward familiarizing me with a dissimilar faith or belief of my own. The one spiritual examination that I desired to be present at and gain knowledge from was presented at a Pentecostal based house of worship. As a Baptist for most of my life, I have not had much familiarity with other types of religions or even what type or if they had a particular way of holding their spiritual, sacramental, or general formal procedures. This made me very inquisitive to the apparent dissimilarities within the faith and the one that I held as being true.
Upon my visit to the religious ceremony there was no surprise within myself that I was greeted with enthusiasm by a multitude of these religions believers. It is easy to see that every person put an outward persona of being overly gracious and hospitable which also does not surprise me due to the fact that they wish for you to have a enjoyable experience with them so that you are more likely to return and also will be more receptive to the new beliefs that they will be portraying to you.
[...] It was easy to see that the individuals that were here were very kind and generous individuals. As the priest came up to the stage a very quick hush fell over the congregation and all eyes fell directly on him. I did to note to that there was nothing on the stage for the priest to stand behind and give his reading or lesson to the congregation. To my surprise the preacher did read from the Bible but his readings came verbatim from only his memory, now I was a skeptic so I checked the correctness of his quotes and to my surprise he did not miss a single word. [...]
[...] Judging dissimilar viewpoints and stereotyping any other attitudes toward religions that were not mine is very close minded. Groups have had a significant pressure on my viewpoints. Most of my beliefs on this subject has been formed by the persuasions of family and has only been toughened up throughout the years. I tend to stay with the individuals that have the same ways of thinking as I do so it helps to reinforce them. Incentive and admiration are ways that the church assists to this behavior. [...]
[...] Multicultural experience Multicultural Experience The diverse cultural occurrence that I placed myself directly in was working toward familiarizing me with a dissimilar faith or belief of my own. The one spiritual examination that I desired to be present at and gain knowledge from was presented at a Pentecostal based house of worship. As a Baptist for most of my life, I have not had much familiarity with other types of religions or even what type or if they had a particular way of holding their spiritual, sacramental, or general formal procedures. [...]
[...] No matter if the Pentecostal way of life is not identical as my faith the people do tend to exhibit comparable actions and morals. References Carpenter, D. (2011). Baptist vs. Pentecostals. Retrieved from http://en.allexperts.com/q/PPentecostals-2256/Southern-Baptist-vs- Pentecostal.htm House, H. W. (2001). United Pentecostal Church. [...]
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