I come from a religious (yet open-minded) family and have lived in a country where traditions (especially religious ones) lay the foundation of its culture. Personally, I'm not a traditionalist though. Some people hold to traditions just because they've been in place for generations regardless of who's set the trend and why.
Well, in that sense, I'm somehow on the anti-traditionist side. To me, traditions are worthy only when their religious origin has been firmly and rationally established (that's a very controversial issue indeed). Yet, I'm keen to know about traditions in any society and as a religious person would like to study about societies where religion and religious values play a big role. America is an example.
Many people are surprised at hearing this. Maybe they're right, maybe not. A country where roughly half the marriages (first attempt) lead to divorce wouldn't be easily considered as a religious country. Yet, religion is very important in American Culture and the functioning of everything in there from daily life to government and politics.
Well, in that sense, I'm somehow on the anti-traditionist side. To me, traditions are worthy only when their religious origin has been firmly and rationally established (that's a very controversial issue indeed). Yet, I'm keen to know about traditions in any society and as a religious person would like to study about societies where religion and religious values play a big role. America is an example.
Many people are surprised at hearing this. Maybe they're right, maybe not. A country where roughly half the marriages (first attempt) lead to divorce wouldn't be easily considered as a religious country. Yet, religion is very important in American Culture and the functioning of everything in there from daily life to government and politics.
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