Keeping the faith - Religious analysis

1. What reasons are given for Brian and Jake becoming religious? How could this be seen as odd in today’s society? What is the predominate view in Western society regarding devoting ones life to one’s faith?

Brian and Jake’s decisions to devote their lives to their religions were ones that were influenced from a young age. For Brian, it was always something he wanted to do. Brian was always called ‘A gift from God’ by his mother in referral to the way that after fourteen years of trying for a baby, she and Brian’s father were blessed with beautiful, healthy baby Brian. Brian then decided from a young age that he was going to ‘make it up to God’. For Jake, his decision was not quite so obvious. Jake’s religion started as a hobby with Jewish swap cards. However, Jake was always a special kid and very popular, so naturally when he made the decision to become a Rabbi it was smiled upon.
Such decisions made by the two young men could easily be deceived as odd by toda...