interfaith panel

longhorns speak is a new organization on campus that hopes to spark discussion and create open communication about various topics that affect the community. so far, they've had panels about immigration, the role of student government, and the one i'm writing about now. the interfaith panel had religions whose God was from Abrahamic descent like Judaism, Christianity, Catholicism, and Islam. Mark represented AACM/Christianity for the panel and he did a really good job presenting the truth of Christianity in a clear and understandable manner. yes, i was proud of him :).

anyways, while i was sitting in the audience, i kept wondering what the purpose of this event was. maybe it wasnt to attract people to whatever religion but instead to clear up misperceptions about each religion. i was also confused about how someone's personal thoughts/views on religion changed the basic truth of their religion. i was pretty hesitant about believing some of the things the panelists were saying about their religion due to their lack of knowledge (?). it just made me understand how important it is to understand what i believe, i guess.