Why Religion Is Practiced

Religion is practiced so people can try and answer the life questions that they don't have the answers for.

Religion is way for people to try to find out the answers to life's question such as where did we come from? And where do we go after we die? People are pushed pursue these answers because they are either scared of what happens to them after they die, they are born into the religion, or they want to belong to a community.

People choose to practice religion because they are scared of what happens to them after they die. Some people are confused and scared about what happens to them after they die. They question if there is an afterlife or if they just don't exist anymore. Since we cannot fathom the idea that we just disappear or cease to exist we usually as humans choose the other option. We join a certain religion because we want to lean about the after life and in most cases we try to learn how we can get into the better afterlife like Heaven in Christianity. We then become scared about going to the worse place like Hell, so we do certain things like attend church or go to temple very often to pray and confess our sins so we can be the best person in life. We try to be the best person we can be in hopes that by the time we reach the "Golden Gates" we have lived our life in the right way so we can be accepted into the land of God.

Children as well practice religion because they were born into it they do not question it usually because they are taught that it is the right thing to believe and that if they don't believe they wont get into heaven. Most children do not choose their religion they are born into one. I think, at least in our society that the religion we practice completely depends on what our parents religious beliefs are. If you grow up in a family that completely doesn't believe in god, you are most likely to agree with them because they are your parents and that is the only way you have been taught. In contrast to that if you grow up in a very Christian or Muslim household, you are probably going to believe in your parent's religion because it is the only way you know how to live or you are forced to believe in sed religion. There is a lot of family pressure for children to practice the same religion as their parents.s

Religion also gives relief to people who have lost family members or friends because it lets them understand that they are in a better place and that they are at peace. People belief that their religions beliefs on the afterlife is correct so they try not to worry about death and they try and realize the afterlife is a better place.

Some other people choose to practice religion because it is a way to feel a part of a group or community. When someone joins a church, temple, or religious group they enter into the group and become part of a greater community. They partake