Opinion and salvation " by Langston Hughes

Opinion: "Salvation" by Langston Hughes

What Makes a Religion?  Is it the tradition or the faith?  As we see around the world, we see religions that do the same cults as their ancestors; other ones use their time to meditate; even others sacrifice their life in the name of their divinity.  But, in other cases a religion makes a desire and the illusion of the presence of a god, even of isn’t truth.  Here’s an example.

Langston had an experience when he was twelve years old; it was on a special occasion in the church.  It was a day when young people reunite to have a first encounter with Jesus.  He bends over his knees, but nothing happened.  He waited until became late, at the end he loses his faith.

This story reflects the disillusion of a child, that’s a really sad experience; and I feel sorry for him.  I think that the main reason of this situation was the fanatic image of Jesus.  A false doctrine may rise, by the blindness of fanatic images.  In this particular case, the people filled the young boy by an illusion of the presence of Jesus on that event; they told him that Jesus will appear.

     When it comes to a religion as this, the preachers have to teach the people that God work by he’s own determination.  On this religion, everyone has to know that Jesus is present, even if they don’t notice; and the holy bible is the best reference. Even if we don’t feel that God is present, the faith is the

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