Project Religious Statement

To obtain my Eagle rank, a required part of my project was to submit a "religious statement" about how I am reverent to god. I refused because I have a backbone, so I wrote it my own way.

My family is Jewish, and I had a Bar Mitzvah when I was 13, so I am confirmed to that religion. It was a really interesting experience to explore all my ancestors’ religion and learn a new language, but I have never fully been able to connect with Judaism, or any other of the religions that I have explored. I find true happiness and salvation through my own accomplishments, by making people happy, by doing new things, and by enjoying nature and life around me. If I ever get in a rut, I pick myself up, and I believe that is a great way to do it. I feel that I don’t need to rely on a single religion to live my life happily. But I don’t neglect them—I take my own values from various religions. I take into account the Ten Commandments from the Torah, the concept of strengthening one’s “inner self” from Buddhism, and I’ve read many stories from the Bible, all with good moral values that I apply to my own life. I believe if someone is going to claim no religion, they should not be ignorant of any religions. Instead of praying to God when I need help, I seek solutions and carry them out, which not everyone may choose themselves, but I believe it will get me where I need to be, and it works for me. I am open to anyone’s religion, as I believe strongly in equality and mutual respect. People make their religions work for them, so I live and let live, I don’t see any reason to disagree.

I only capitalized "god" so they wouldn't think I am the antichrist. I never do besides that.