When I heard that our first assignment was to attend a church service, I grew weary of the idea. Just recently, my friends were telling me how their friends, who have become religious, started to pressure people around them to go to church. The result has almost always ended with a heated debate and argument. So when I asked people if they would like to go to a church service with me, almost everyone said yes and nobody showed up.

I went to a Buddhist Temple that my mom used to take me to when I was young. When I arrived at the temple, I noticed everything was exactly the same as I first went there from my summer camp. The temple had an airy feeling with the lush green trees surrounding it, and I could feel a light breeze coming through. The place seemed very peaceful and...