Apostasy and How College Students View It

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Apostasy Many of those who are in school rarely give thought to the religion they practice. They practice whatever religion their parents practice and without knowing what the religion or the ritual means, they follow. Students or those who are less than 18, do not question the need fro a religion or why they practice that particular culture. But when they enter college, they break free from the routine at home as they leave the house to experience the world outside. When this happens, these students see rituals, religions and cultural practices which vary from their own. For instance, if you are in a public university, a Muslim is required to wear clothes which cover all body parts, and wear the “baju kurung” at least once a week. A headscarf is a must. A non-Muslim is also required to wear body covering clothes which hides the full length. The situation would be rather different in a private university. Here, the student badly consists of multinational, multiracial, multilingual forms; Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Philippines, and not to miss, Malaysia. These students came to college wearing shorts, sleeveless tops, slippers with their hair down. Most of them don’t even keep their original hair color. These students also come from a variety of religions. Muslims, Christians, Taoists, Buddhists, atheists, humanists. When a students who is fresh out of home enters this situation, what is the impression bestowed on them? Many of us, who are at a transitional time of our lives, tend to adapt certain practices foreign to our routine religious rituals. A Pilipino Muslim girl might not wear a headscarf, and if a Malaysian Muslim girl wants to fit in, she’ll most probably remove her headscarf too. If a boy is active in his church’s youth activities, he’ll probably attract a group of students to join him. So how does this bring a bout apostasy? How did the Muslim girl who
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