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Personal Narrative: My Religious Beliefs
After you graduate high school around that age you are who you're going to be for the rest of your life. You have developed your own views and beliefs in this world and no one can change that except life. I grew up moving a lot so I was used to being around people as well as different environments. After graduation, I got a job as a crew member at a pizzeria then later went on to become manager. Out of all the jobs I've had that one was the most diverse when it came to the people who worked there.

One of my delivery drivers asked me about my religious beliefs one day while it was slow, though usually religion along with politics are topics one should stay clear of, I answered. He did not believe in any form of religion at all. When I told him that I believe that there's a 'higher power' or something else after this life, but disagreed with organized religion and thought it was a scam, he was oddly happy. I just assumed that most people disagreed with him and the fact that I didn't please him, though I never asked. We actually became friends instead of just coworkers after this conversation and did not have any later disagreements about religion, because we had many more other common interests we talked about.
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We hadn't worked together long, but he was always on time and had an amazing work ethic. He seemed to be just making conversation on the day when he asked about my religious beliefs, but appeared visibly bothered when I answered. I let him know I thought organized religion was a scam. He then told me he was Mormon and had been all his life. He was born into a family that goes to church every Sunday I could see how my comments about religion would have bothered him. Then again, my family went to church every Sunday too. He continued to try to 'educate' me on religion and why I should become a Mormon also. Although I listened to what he had to say, I had no desire to convert to a

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