![]() On one of their holidays, they all make sure to go home and tell everyone in their family things they've done wrong or things they're angry about.Churches don't have any images of God that way, people can imagine him/her as they wish. Although the details of various services are different, they essentially all worship this unknown, powerful force.They have beautiful churches, big and dark to keep people focused on the service going on.Every first and last day of the month is a holiday.Once the battle is over, they are responsible for making sure the Utopian soldiers are merciful. Priests accompany soldiers to war and spend the battle praying for peace.Even if a priest does something wrong, he isn't punished, just left to God's justice. Priests are considered to be the most honorable position in the whole country.Women can also be priests (!), usually older widows.If someone is extra bad, they can be turned away from religious services, which is a big disgrace. They are responsible for leading religious services and monitor who's being naughty or nice. They only have a small number of priests, who are considered very holy.Some of these people are celibate and live together while others still choose to be married. Others, however, devote themselves to helping the needy. ![]() Most Utopians show their respect for God by studying science and literature.They don't believe in fortune-telling, but do believe in miracles.After someone dies, they also think it's important to recognize all their good qualities. Since they think of death as having lots of rewards after it, they don't really mourn those who die unless it was way before their time.Still, people who think this aren't punished, they just can't hold public office. The only belief they really look down upon is the idea that there is no justice in the afterlife.He thought it was likely that God was present in all kinds of different beliefs and that true faith would be revealed by its own qualities, so fighting is never necessary. ![]() When King Utopus first conquered Utopia, he saw what damage was being done by all this fighting about religion, so he made it a law that everyone could practice whatever they wanted.While Hythloday was in Utopia, two of his crew died and were not able to be buried according to Christian ritual.Anyway, once the Utopians were told about Jesus and Christianity, they were very impressed, particularly by the important role community plays in Jesus's teachings. ![]() In fact, there are a good number of similarities Hythloday mentions between Utopia and Persia.
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