Join The Army And Choose Whichever God You Like Analysis
Religion is something that people have long been persecuted for since as early as the formation of the first human civilization. This has been a pattern clear up until approximately 250 years ago when the idea of a “New World” began to be more than just imaginative. The start(advent) of the “New World” meant the start of a newfound tolerance for religion, culture, race, and ethnicity. In “Join the Army and Choose Whichever God You Like” by Sarah Vowell, a man named Seixas writes to Washington about how nice it is to live in a place where equality is strived for. In Lesley Hazelton’s After the Prophet a quote that directly relates to Seixas’ statement is a teaching of Muhammad’s which notes, “No one group had the right to raise itself
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In the article Washington says, “I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.” By this he distinguishes himself as the first name written in the history books, the one that all others will always look back to throughout time. Whilst a country and a religion are both entirely different things, they do share several similarities such as that during the beginning every leader is watch with keen eyes. Muhammad was the Prophet and all those of the Islamic faith looked to him for guidance during his lifetime and long after. However, Muhammad made it clear he was the Messenger of God but he was no greater than a man and should be treated as such. Each Ali and Aisha were hungry and ‘righteous’, if the term can be used, in some way shape or form due to the teachings that were passed down. That being said, I believe the Ali kept in mind that he was trying to lead a people not politically but rather religiously; it was prideful to lead a people, but he did so by demonstrating compassion. “Ali had indeed rejected the call to punish Othman’s assassins” (Pg. 105). This quote relates to Washington’s by setting an example of what leadership is and what it takes to be one in the early stages of a nation or
In the article Washington says, “I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.” By this he distinguishes himself as the first name written in the history books, the one that all others will always look back to throughout time. Whilst a country and a religion are both entirely different things, they do share several similarities such as that during the beginning every leader is watch with keen eyes. Muhammad was the Prophet and all those of the Islamic faith looked to him for guidance during his lifetime and long after. However, Muhammad made it clear he was the Messenger of God but he was no greater than a man and should be treated as such. Each Ali and Aisha were hungry and ‘righteous’, if the term can be used, in some way shape or form due to the teachings that were passed down. That being said, I believe the Ali kept in mind that he was trying to lead a people not politically but rather religiously; it was prideful to lead a people, but he did so by demonstrating compassion. “Ali had indeed rejected the call to punish Othman’s assassins” (Pg. 105). This quote relates to Washington’s by setting an example of what leadership is and what it takes to be one in the early stages of a nation or