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Religion. Some associate it with good deeds and good morals, while others see it as a needless obsession. In my opinion, I see religion as a needless delusion. Ever since I was a little kid, my parents has always tried to shove religion down my throat. I had always been forced to go to church and listen to a man speak spanish and listen to songs in spanish, and I didn't even understand Spanish. I believe that religion should be sought after not forced into your life. As I grew older, I began to move away from religion because I grew skeptical. I asked myself "why should I believe in something that isn't 100 percent proven, God doesn't take selfies on a daily-basis nor are there mtv cribs episodes for heaven and hell, so why should my life be controlled by religion"? Religion is everywhere, it's in your books,movies,television, and around the globe. I'm fine with that, it's there as an option for those who seek it, but when your mother tells you "you must go to church so god can enter life and you can be saved" that crosses a line of individual freedom. I have a friend whose parents force him to attend church with him every Sunday even when he rather do something else, I see him as another victim of the religious enforcement in every-day households. Why can't his parents allow him to choose to desire faith? Instead, his Sundays are spent somewhere he doesn't be for four hours. I do know that my grandmother has a lot of faith in God, but who's to say she wasn't forced to believe in religion? I can't be sure, but I am sure that religion isn't for me. People around the world are having all kinds of holy texts thrown at them, and I rather just avoid them all and live with a sound mind. I have nothing against those who have religious beliefs, I just don't appreciate people planting religion in other minds by force. If someone is going to decide in whether they will follow a religion with pure faith or have a complete disbelief in any type of God, no...

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