I would partially agree with what you are saying about spiritual relationships being your religion. However, lets take for example Christianity. I don't think Jesus intended for it to be religion. In the early church (Acts) they had fellowship where they met in houses and discussed faith...
To waitasec,
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I actually agree with one thing in this statement. That religion is used for control...
I think you have no clue what your talking about in most aspects, and I'm not trying to offend you. Here are my rebuttals to each point.
1. Come on seriously? No religion even claims they aren't talking about minds without brains. What religions say is that there is something deeper and more...
Haha, well i think it is funny that you say that. Lets have some logic here. Santa is not a religion...sure you can believe in Santa, but in my mind religion is something that involves worship and spiritual searching or evaluation. I have never meant someone who believes in Santa as a religion...
Absolutely, in fact according to the Oxford Dictionary the word religion didn't appear until around 1100-1200AD in literature. That just happens to be during, and near the end of the crusades. Faith and ones own spiritual journey has always existed, but religion was man made. I truly believe...
I guess that depends on your definition of respect. I read the Original Post and it clearly is a person asking for advice...I read the first page and saw that people believed it was okay to not respect a persons religion if it is wrong. It is ignorant for anyone to believe they have to full...
Well first I will say that I believe that religion is truly a man made concept in which many have chosen to partake in. I personally don't see myself as apart of a religion, but rather I have faith in God. I also think there is a certain sense of ignorance to any religion or individual who...
I must say I didn't read every post on this thread, but after reading the first page I am a little shocked. Of course you can respect a religion you believe to be wrong.
First, I don't believe that any religion has no faults; because lets face it our knowledge of God is only based off what we...
Just thought I would say hello to everyone. I am looking into the idea of meaning behind religion. I don't consider myself apart of a religion, but I do believe in God and believe in the idea of a personal relationship with God. However, I strongly believe that our society needs to understand...