SharpeabbyCultsIn this lesson, I learned what a cult really is ad what the difference between cult and religion is. A cult is like a sense of worship and…2 min read·Dec 11, 2020----
SharpeabbySatanism and WiccaIn this lesson I learned a lot about Satanism and Wicca. My prior assumptions about Satanism were definitely challenged and changed. I…1 min read·Dec 10, 2020----
Sharpeabby4.3During this lesson I learned the truth depth to the meaning of anti-Judaism, antisemitism, and the history of the KKK. For anti-Judaism I…2 min read·Dec 10, 2020----
Sharpeabby4.1 Religious FreedomPrior to this assignment, my extent to religious freedom was very limited. The only examples I could think of is when explorers would…2 min read·Dec 8, 2020----
SharpeabbyIntro Rel uh AdviceMy best advice for How to be Succeed in this course is to first read the reading guides, then read/watch the material for the week. This…1 min read·Dec 5, 2020----
Sharpeabbysexuality and sex acts in the academic study of religionI have grown up going to southern Baptist churches across Texas and some in Florida. Whenever I hear people talk about sex I only ever hear…2 min read·Oct 25, 2020--1--1
SharpeabbyGenderGender is a very complex topic and one that is hard for a lot of people to understand. I think this is because when we were growing up, it…2 min read·Oct 22, 2020--1--1
Sharpeabby2.5 textsOne of the favorite things that I read in chapter 7 was “to understand a religious text requires more than just reading of it. We also…1 min read·Oct 1, 2020----
Sharpeabby2.4In this section, we learned a lot about rituals. The main thing that I learned is that there are many ways to define rituals. One of the…1 min read·Sep 28, 2020----
Sharpeabby2.3There are many reasons why a focus/emphasis on belief in the study of religion is problematic. The first issue with the concentration on…2 min read·Sep 25, 2020----