Pilgrimages

I think that everything the pastor had to say was really helpful to me in my life. It opened my eyes to a lot of new ideas and beliefs that churches are adopting. To see the rise in the number of people going on pilgrimages was crazy. It makes me wonder if religion is ever changing like some theorists think. The rise in the number of people going on pilgrimages and the decline on the number of people who attend church could be the sign that religion is moving into a new era. An era where it is more important to have that relationship one on one, and not so much of the need to congregate and do the weekly rituals that so many people feel need to be done. At the beginning of class when we were asked to define religion I feel like my definition has changed just in these few weeks. I do not think there is really a set definition of religion, therefore it can only be defined as ever-changing.