Religion in Today's World
It is lunchtime and co-workers bow their heads before eating. In many cubicles there are signs of the occupant's beliefs; an open Bible, a Prayer rug, and even icons of those considered holy and saintly. Out on the street there is hardly a city block where some religious icon is not visible. Residential windows have religious displays correlating to canonical seasons, and high holy days have specific displays. Asian restaurants have Shinto and Buddhist shrines, the odor of incense wafting out into the street, mingling with the smells of soy sauce and Asian vege…
