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Various Religions

Divide Students

by Gila Drazen
Living in a multi-faceted For other students, however,
society, problems with a broad "I'm interested an interest in others' faith was
spectrum of bel iefhad been known in my friends' marked by a willingness to share.
to crop up occasiona ll y. Many beliefs, and I ''I'm interested in my friends'
students fe lt a pull to expound on respect them belief s, and I respect them fu ll y,"
their beliefs to their classmates. fully." senior Abbey Bauer said .
" I acknowledge that An unidentified junior com-
--senior Abbey Bauer
mented, "I'm not that petty, and
other beliefs exist; I point out that 1.-..----------l
they could be wrong," junior Jennifer Putsche if you want to live in ignorance towards other
said. groups, it 's you that's missing out."
This view was shared by others. "I Regardless of the jump in belief, stu-
wil l accept their view but not their reli gion," dents of all religious varieties have managed to
junior David Slack said. coexist peacefully. r
Rabbi.Paul Drazen
lectures Chuck Story's
second-hour World
Religions class about
Conservative Judaism.
Drazen has been
coming to Story's
classes for the past
seven years. photo by
Jen Nervig

VJ~ religion do
you practice?
junior Michaela Rusco
Taking World Religions made me Christianity--79%
realize how many different things people Congregational--1%
believe. We had speakers on Christianity, EpiscopaJ--1%
Islam, Judaism, and many other religions, Eastern Orthodox --1'1'o
and they made us see that just because they AME--1%
have a different religious background, they are people just Catholic--30%
like us . World Religions helped me to understand why Presbyterian--6%
people believe some of the things they do and where their General--8%
beliefs come from. Methodist--S%
Even though I may not agree with what some Lutheran--22%
people believe, I can respect them because now I under- Evangelical--!%
stand where they are coming from. Covenant--3%
Pentecostal--!%
Baptist--7%
lnterdenominational--4.5% w~e. you ever
Mormon--4.5 witnessed or
None/ Agnostic/ Atheist --9%
Judaism--7% missionized at
Other--5% school?
1SgJuniors •133 students surveyed