Blog 18

The article that I read for this blog discussion was "An Elephant in the Room: Historical-Critical and Postmodern Interpretations of the Bible."  This article was very interesting because it deals with the fact that nobody ever likes to talk about religion.  People are constantly worried about getting into a big argument with people they know over small issues or little interpretations over the bible.  Also, people are even more concerned about getting into an argument over an issue that is a much larger problem.  The author discusses the fact that nothing can bring problems to any type of relationship between two people, whether they are family or friends, like a disagreement in religion.  He draws comparisons between abortion and topics such as this as other things people are against ever mentioning.  Even families never discuss these types of issues.  I have never spoken about any of these topics with my family.  Throughout society in America it is kind of an unwritten law to not really talk about these types of things without a solid reason, such as a protest of some sort.  Another reason people do not like talking about it is because they like to leave it up to the government.  They know they have their own opinions but in the end the government decides controversial topics.  People also realize that they are not going to be able to convert someone's religion just by arguing which is right.  In general, people are just very uncomfortable with all these situations and in the end, like to keep their ideas to themselves.