You are a lecturer and your job is to record a speech expressing your opinion on religion(s) orspiritual practices. Take people, the rituals, ceremonies, places, beliefs, etc. into account as well as the following structure:

-Introduction: briefly mention the topic and sub topics.
-Body: develop the ideas presented in the introduction.
-Conclusion: Conclude with expressions ‘to sum up’ or ‘on the whole’ and summarize shortly.