Dorm days: FINALLY!

Guess what? We finally had the quintessential dorm conversation, about Religion. Last night, after Frosh Formal, many of the dorm residents sat down and talked about religion. Kevin actually initiated this discussion. He said, "Let's talk about religion." We all sat in the lounge, it was around 1:00am and began by all introducing our views and how we grew up with religion. There was some variety though most people identified as agnostic, believing in a high power but rejecting the idea of organized religion and not really knowing what the Truth is. Others were Roman Catholic, culturally Jewish, orthodox Jewish, Atheist, Protestant, and Buddhist. Once we introduced ourselves, we began to talk in this very polite and meaningful manner. No one was offended and no one was rude. Everyone got their chance to speak and everyone had different views to offer. Many had also had very little experience with religion and had many questions for those who really cared about their religion. The conversation mainly focused on Christianity. I would like to have another conversation where we talk more about the other religions and perhaps their relationships to each other. I am really happy we had this discussion though. Everyone was moved by it. I went to sleep at 3:30am because I had to wake up at 9 for a meeting. Everyone else was awake until around 4:30am. Don't worry, we all say it was worth it!

So yes, I went to a dance and just had fun. We being silly and just letting go. Smiling and singing (to what I consider not very great music but that's not important right now) and hanging out. And then we sat down and discussed religion into the late hours of the night. Gotta love that college!