I am not an especially religious person, but I have begun to develop a relationship with God over the course of my collegiate career. And in doing this, I began to notice little things when it comes to people and how they worship.

Today, living in a social media dominant era, I feel as though a lot of what people do when it comes to religion is for show. And I really noticed this on Easter Sunday. The day that is supposed to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior seemed to be a day more dedicated to posting selfies of people’s Easter outfits and condemning those who did not go to church to praise on this special Sunday. Not saying that anything is wrong with posting selfies, but on a day like Easter, it seemed as if Jesus took a backseat for a lot of people.

Obviously, one is not supposed to judge the actions of others, because none of us are God. But the age of social media combined with the commercialization of holidays has minimized the true meaning of some things, in my personal opinion. I hope that this trend does not continue, but I think this is one of those things that is already on a slippery slope.