Aliens

Jamie Johnson

Life on Planet Earth

Religion 212

Professor Webster

Strayer University

May 1st, 2013

A few days ago, I visited planet Earth to determine whether it is religious or not. According to my personal view that religion refers to some predetermined set of beliefs and practices, exercised by individuals, who believe in the existence of a supernatural power that needs to be worshipped and respected, I gathered some facts concerning the planet. I noticed that there were a number of religious groups on the planet; people’s beliefs varied from one group to another. Some of the major religious groups are called Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists. Members of each of these groups followed some traditions, in respect to their religion, whereby there are teachings that need to be exercised and obeyed. I observed that the most prevalent religion was Christianity, which had a number of sub groups; the Catholics, Methodists, and Pentecostals among others.

To determine whether people on that planet are religious, I used some criteria based on certain dimensions that helped me to come up with sound conclusions. I employed some religious aspects, including people’s narratives, social and institutional framework, as well as how they carried out rituals in accordance to their religions. I had chosen certain regions around the planet, whose characteristics were quite representative of the main features of the entire planet. Thereafter, I carried out a number of observations to see whether groups satisfied my criteria; hence, this was to help me in concluding whether the planet was religious or not. One of the groups I studied lived on a continent, known as Europe. On this continent, I have chosen to examine a few countries since they appeared to have similar habits and life standards.

All the countries I visited fulfilled my criteria; for instance, a region, known as the United Kingdom, had...