Yesterday, I had a conversation with an acquaintance through Telegram. We talked on random topics, but somehow stumbled upon an issue that was quite touchè. It had to do with religion. Or to put it firmly, the issues associated with religion.

It got me thinking. Thinking on the preconceived thoughts people had cultivated with religion. The box people had shelved religion into.

HOW DO I MEAN?

When one claims they belong to a particular religion, we expect them to act in a particular way. We envision them to be how we imagine them to look and act like. We barely really care on how different they may be, but we’re adamant to see them in the light of the religion they profess they are.

A christian is A christian. Someone who loves God, doesn’t question him, has an exceeding great faith, lives life righteously and abstains from trouble of small or...