Rel-Con 2019

Rel-Con 2019 is still in the works, but the ideas we have for it makes it sound like something super fun! We have events like movie nights, talent show, costume contest, scavenger hunt etc. But we can't just have these events with no purpose behind them. While planning in class on Tuesday I thought of a few reasons for having this event. One reason being, past and present: what has changed?. I thought this one because throughout the years things change, people and perspectives change, life is just something that is evolving. In our class we see how film has changed and how people view things differently. Not only how film has developed with special effects and better quality but how film has changed to fit "the new world". It changes to ensure that people and the way of life is satisfied with it. Throughout the years a various amount of world events has happened and these films are made to give us comfort through these times. Another idea for this event would be to show how religion has changed over time. Similar to the first idea, religion has changed in various amount of ways. There has become many sects of religion and they keep growing as people think of new things. Religion has come from just one form of Christianity to 20+ sects. This idea might be difficult to advertise because some students aren't exactly interested in religion itself, or they may be sensitive to religion, but that does not mean we can't pull it off. Religion is apart of some peoples everyday life and it is present in others but they might not know it. Another idea we can demonstrate with Rel-Con 2019 is how pop culture influences our lives. Although pop culture isn't directly related to religion it is one of our main focuses in our class. Some students don't realize that they are being impacted by social media and other forms of popular culture in their everyday life.