An Interfaith gathering was held last Wednesday night in Kessel Student Center.

Conversations about religion and spirituality were sparked and the discussion focused on what certain students perceived religion as, and how they followed it. The topic about straying away from religion after a certain age was also a big topic of the night.

Students were encouraged to voice their opinions on religion and its ideals. It wasn’t an event focused particularly on one religion over another, but rather an event that allowed several students to understand each other’s perspectives on different beliefs.

“[Open religious conversation] is something that doesn’t get nearly talked about on this campus,” Sister Susan Becker said.

Freshman Noah Brennan is a student who is open to discussing religions of all kinds and their virtues. He and Becker are planning on starting an organization which allows students on campus to discuss religious views and practices. They hope for students in the organization to be able to understand what different beliefs mean to different individuals. The organization aspires to have students be interested and respectful of other’s perspectives. It wants discussion rather than debate.

“[The Interfaith Discussion] is really a place where currents can flow,”  Becker said.

The Interfaith group has not been officially established yet, but if it is, it will be one of the few clubs which gathers a diverse group of people and unites them with a commonality.

Many clubs, even if without intention, tend to segregate majors, ethnicities, religions, and cultures.

For example, though there are exceptions, the Organization of Latin American Students is primarily Hispanic and the Black Student Union is primarily of African-American descent. These organizations seemingly unite students by allowing them to share their culture with others who similarize with one another, but it may also give the impression to be an enclosed group not allowing others in.

These organizations aim to unite students by allowing them to share their culture with others who similarize with one another, but it may also give the impression to be an enclosed group not allowing others in.