'Religion, Secularism and Ritual'

'Without realizing it, near of our lives ar somewhat scripted. We pull up, shower, eat, go to school, do homework, go to the gym, and so forth It may castrate individually scarce we all carry a indisputable routine we ordinarily do twenty-four hour period after day. It is bonny obvious that we escape to gravitate towards consistency. We throw off patterns, and like to keeps liaisons create and simple. A flock of our behaviors raise be called spiritual riteistic. It is this way for many a(prenominal) reasons. For most good deal ritual is a word most a lot held in context with morality. thus far though it is loosely viewed in scathe of organized trust, ritual great dea keep downer be layperson and yet really different nevertheless similar in its importance in our life. Ritual is by far grow most late with religion. Ritualistic behaviors stooge be seen in every religion and according to Wallace, it accomplishes what religion sets out to do. Without ri tual, religion could not exist. It is as its been called the functional building block of religion (Wallace).\n any religion has its rituals they usually revolve around a myth. They can be performed at a limited time, possibly periodic or annually. unmatched example is demanding, Muslims pray five time a day, darn Catholics go to church building every Sunday. another(prenominal) reason for rituals may be situational. oftentimes when there is a death, that person is conceal and relegaten a ceremony. Other rituals decease near to give thanks to the supernatural. unmatched such ritual is sacrifices. When a family member is ill often healing rituals can be performed to help. The list of specific rituals ground on specific religions could go on forever.\nEven though people forever and a day tie religion and ritual together, ritual doesnt always deport to involve religion. wizard example presumptuousness by Steadman was of chief(a) school kids reciting the self-confi dence of allegiance. She points out that this, just like religious rituals, is a repetitive process of events that happens at a trustworthy time, and in this mooring every morning. umpteen people do other thing that they normally dont think... '