“Religion and Spirituality Always Changing”—CBS News.
“Religion and spirituality are constantly evolving,” according to CBS News.
According to the video posted on CBS News, religion and spirituality are constantly evolving. Religion and spirituality are said to change depending on the situation in which they are practiced as part of this research. For better or worse, religious and spiritual practices and manifestations change in response to their surroundings; the environment molds the phenomena.
This claim elicits an immediate nod of agreement from me. I believe that spirituality and religion are able to adapt to their surroundings as they grow older. However, I also disagree, or at the very least would like to qualify that statement. While some religions have undergone significant transformation in recent decades, some traditions have maintained their long-standing principles and rituals. As a result, I would suggest that some spiritual practices and expressions change in response to changes in society, but not all of them.
My initial reaction was mostly cognitive in nature, as I considered whether or not I agreed with the statement and why. I did not particularly react emotionally, such as by becoming angry, upset, or glad, as a result of the experience. Although the news broadcast was interesting, I was a little disappointed by it because it appears like the news continually asserts an authoritative viewpoint on religion and spirituality. They advocate for a certain religious viewpoint, whether it is a local or ultimate one, and they provide no disclaimer or alternate opinion.
This reaction is a result of my intellectual tendencies, which lead me to evaluate circumstances first and only later respond emotionally to them. Because of my cultural upbringing, I have adopted this attitude. Many people who have grown up in the Western academic milieu believe that reason always takes precedence over emotions. When approaching a topic, we are instructed to first think about it, consider it, and reflect on it before responding. It is discouraged by our teachers for us to generate a slew of emotions and then behave in response to those emotions. In the academic setting, the ability to reply calmly, collectedly, and thoughtfully takes primacy, and this has influenced my approach to the breaking news.
My feelings of irritation are a result of my own personal principles as well as a little prejudice on the part of others. I appreciate an equal opportunity to be heard, in which everyone has the opportunity to express themselves and have their opinions heard, as well as fair judgment. In addition, I despise it when people are misrepresented; in other words, I despise lying and deception. When CBS News makes authoritative statements about religion and spirituality, claims that I believe to be unfounded based on other facts, I believe that the news organization is misrepresenting particular religious organizations in the process. As a result, this response is not motivated by a preference for certain spiritual perspectives, but rather by a need for truth and accurate depiction.
This contemplation reveals that I need to figure out how to better incorporate my emotions into my work. Despite my dissatisfaction, religion is a highly personal topic in our culture, and I need to form convictions or at the very least voice those convictions while interacting with news sources in order to be effective. Perhaps I should be enraged, perhaps I should be ecstatic. While I recognize the benefits of reason and deliberation before speaking, as indicated in my essay, I also recognize the benefits of emotion before speaking. Emotions are a natural part of being human, and I need to feel and use them.
This opens up the possibility of further development. Perhaps I will watch more films and read more reports about religion and spirituality in the future. In future tasks, I will investigate my emotions, asking myself how I genuinely feel about something and what that feeling drives me to do. This class can be beneficial because I will be exploring my emotions in depth. In my personal and professional development, concentrating on the connection between sensation and action may prove fruitful to my efforts. Because these issues affect not only private society, but also professional culture, where everyone has an opinion on religion and spirituality in some form or another. To navigate that domain with insight, I must first gain a firm knowledge of my own internal reality, which requires practice. It has an impact on my own life, my immediate relationships, and the rest of the world.