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I do not know quite exactly how to phrase this but it seems to me that nowadays religion is losing its influence over people. What I mean by this is something along the lines of how the level of respect for religion appears to have dropped over time. It appears to me that the respect and tolerance level for the various and numerous religions out there has diminished to the point where some religions are no longer respected as much as they used to be. It is as if they are now out-dated and the new and modern religions are taking over. I see this as something that says that those religions never really ever mattered even then because now they do not matter so much.
This is apparently shown through an example about the effigy mounds. Because of the way of how some of the effigy mounds are nowadays, I see it as something that may or may not be disrespectful to them. I feel that maybe assuming some things about them for the sake of religion is wrong. What I mean by this is the whole idea about how these effigy mounds are something religious when some could potentially be completely free of religion. And so of course, assuming religious ties to these Indian mounds, they may or may not be disrespected depending on what the religion itself was like. I would just like to point out the fact about trying to preserve these effigy mounds and turning them into tourist sites. I see this as an exploitation of that particular religion whether it may or may not be wrong.
I understand that there is a mass amount of history among these mounds that should be learned, but I feel that perhaps this may just be against what the religion stands for. One thing I would like to point out is the fact of outlining these various effigy mounds in gravel to accentuate the figure of it when viewed from the sky. This may very well be a sort of vandalism against the effigy mounds depending on the religion. Another thing is the fact about trying to preserve these effigy mounds. Some are indeed fascinating and they are something in our history that we all should learn about. However, what if the whole idea of the preservation of these mounds is actually something that is against what they stand for, what the religion stands for? I mean these mounds could very well be meant to not be noticed or exploited in a touristy fashion nor were they meant to be altered in any way, shape, form. I feel that knowledge is a must but it must be gone about in such a way so as to not disrespect or disturb anything.