"There are more important things for Christians to do than to go on pilgrimage?" Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer showing that you have considered more than one point of view.

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A03: "There are more important things for Christians to

do than to go on pilgrimage?" Do you agree?

Give reasons for your answer showing that you have considered

more than one point of view.

This question has a lot or arguments for both sides, which will be discussed here. The Christian Church itself is not entirely sure of whether or not pilgrimage should be practised, and different denominations have different views.

 

Pilgrimage can help Christians a great deal. Pilgrims grow closer to God during pilgrimage and pilgrimages can inspire them to spread the word of God when they return from the trip. If there are having doubts over their faith in God, pilgrimages can make them feel close to God, and they can believe in him without doubt again.

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It is difficult to find arguments against pilgrimage in terms of what could be done in the time taken up by the trip, because pilgrimages do not take a long time now. A person’s life could be dramatically changed by a pilgrimage and it could make them view the world in a completely different way, after only a few days of devotion to God.

In defence of pilgrimage, it has happened for a very long time, since the start of the Christian faith, even though there is no reference to it in the Bible. Some branches of the ...

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