Lots of L's: Main religion in U.S and Sweden

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It’s me Linnéa J again. I hope you missed me, because here comes another exciting post written by me. This time I’m will write about something I thought of during the evening worship. Religion and religious people. How is it that I’m as religious as I am? What has shaped me? My family and I goes to church every Sunday. We have done it so long as I can remember. I think it’s cozy and very atmospheric. The local priest is a very good friend of my family. We use to invite him and his family on dinner and it’s very nice. We pray and thank God for the food he gives us.

I have never thought about why we actually do it or why we pray before dinner. So I asked my mom who gave me a realistic explanation. The reason we go to church is because we are faithful Catholics, we believe in God . You show your gratitude to God by going to church or to pray before dinner. Catholics have always gone to church for hundreds of years and that’s something we are going to continue with. It’s like a tradition and traditrons are there to be followed, she said. I think it’s a great tradition and I will not stop doing it.

There are two types of Christians. Catholic, like I am and great parts of U.S, and Protestans like many are in Sweden for examlpe. I noticed that Swedish Protestans are not as faithful as Catholics. Most Protestans don’t go to church on Sundays, and they not pray before dinner. I asked my host family in Sweden why they didn’t go to church. They said that they never goes to church, only if it’s an event or such there. She explain that for a long time ago protested a man namned Martin Luther against the values of the church. He wanted a change. The king of Sweden thought that Luther’s ideas were good and brought them to Sweden. That’s why most Swedes became unfaithful Protestans.

During my time in Sweden, I realized that religion is something which is really important for me. I missed going to church and pray before dinner. We went to church once, but it wasn’t like it is at home.
I’ve been thinking and I realize now that through church and God, I have found an inner calm and I think it is something everyone should find in life. I’ve learned not to take anything for granted and to be greatful for my life. God is like a friend of mine and I can talk to him whenever I wanted. By reading this I might sound like an idiot to you… But this is how I live and how I became the one I am today. Religion has a profound effect on me, and I like it.