Mosque

Once again I had many stereotypes about Muslims shattered just by simply talking to one. I was shocked at how they almost view themselves has having a bond with Jews and Christians because they all worship the same God. They don't reject the teachings of Jews and Christians, they mostly make small changes but the messages stay the same. It was also good to hear the person we talked with talk about how people take the Quaran out of context to prove support their argument or to make Muslims look bad. The Quaran, like the Bible, is a book that proclaims peace.

It was also good to hear him address the stereotypes that people have about Muslims. I seems as if some people in the Western world want to keep people afraid of Muslims for certain political gains, so they try to spread these rumors about Muslims. Its seems as if this is happening in predominantly Muslims countries also. People there spread rumors of Westeners to make the people angry so the leaders can achieve a political end. Its a shame becuase Three religions that we have convered so far all worship the same God, just in different ways. Hopefully people will realize this and then these harmful stereotypes will stop.



Two things that really stood out to me about the Mosque was the gym. I thought it was interesting, because in this place of holy worship, there was a place dedicated to having fun. I think this shows that even though when they praise God they devout all their thoughts to him, doesn't mean that God does not want them to have fun when they are not praising him.



Another thing that stood out to me was the simplicity of the prayer room. It was a huge change from all the other places we visited. The big difference was that there was not alter or any place to sit. This says alot about the religion. It seems as if they want nothing to get between them and God. They want to focus every ounce of energy on him.