People don’t choose the religion they are born into, but as you journey through life, you get to choose which religion you want to continue following. You choose a religion that best suits your needs; one need in particular is the need to feel that you are connected to something bigger than yourself. Religion serves as a way to cope with life and its many experiences, whether good or bad. The sad thing about religion is that some people get very prideful or radical about their chosen beliefs and alienate or harm others outside of their beliefs. The core lesson in every religious belief should be love.