At Colby there exists many wonderful opportunities called Wellness seminars that allow for the students of Colby to explore, in a safe secure environment how to navigates the pitfalls and caveats of life. These Wellness seminars range from yoga to suicide prevention to meditation. Based off Yasir Qadhi and Ben Sommer, I have concluded that an interesting seminar would be sessions where the two discuss the sexual activity of Colby students. Both sessions would be different and both Qadhi and Sommer would use their ideas on how to interpret the scripture and holy doctrine. Qadhi and Sommer all vary in their level of literalness of God’s word. This most evident discrepancy can be explained by respective societies’ confusion on how to engage …show more content…
Qadhi and Sommer’s address to Colby students would be guided on whether they view the scripture as literally the word of God or if humans can select certain passages and ignore others to best fit their …show more content…
Sommer constantly stresses that it is not up to the individual but the group and that the importance of scripture is because of its association with his community and ancestry. I agree with this and how authoritative rules and figures are decided on by the community in which you reside. However, I would find issue with Sommer’s emphasis on how it is not up to the individual to question certain traditions. I personally do not believe that leaving a certain authoritative junction has to be such a painstaking and long process decided on by the group. I think that such a personal issue such as sexual activity and how one places authority on how to act is in large part a personal interpretation: interpretation of whatever, that may be scripture or not. Colby students should not have to follow the herd or democratically express a consensus on this cultural topic. However, I do agree with how Sommer implies overall authority is placed upon holy scripture and doctrine like the