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  1. Sirona

    Another pamphlet, this time from Ahmadiyya

    I found a religious flyer in my mailbox today. I first thought it was from Jehovah's Witnesses, but it was from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. I didn't even know that there were any Muslims in my small town apart from refugees. The movement was founded in India, by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1935-1908)...
  2. Sirona

    Pamphlets from a hospital chapel

    I was unable to attend my swimming lesson at a hospital, and sat in the hospital chapel instead, reading Christian pamphlets for about an hour. One of the pamphlets complained (probably rightly) that especially former Christians were tending to become "religious vagabonds" (which is probably...
  3. Sirona

    Hinduism and Magick

    I think there's some overlap her. There are instructions about which god/goddess to worship for a particular goal, with which rituals, with which mantra to repeat and how often. However, worship for selfless motives is considered superior to worship to achieve "merely material goals". In the...
  4. Sirona

    Fasting/Ramadan...any questions that you wish to know?

    Hello, in the other thread Fasting you wrote: For those who are capable of fasting (but still do not fast) there is a redemption: feeding a needy man for each day missed. Does this mean giving a needy person - one meal - enough for a day - feeding them for a longer period of time / constantly?
  5. Sirona

    Non-Christians: What if one of your siblings ...

    Clarification: I live in a Christian country and I started to wonder after reading about groups rooted in Hinduism such as Hare Krishna, "Bhakti Marga" or Brahma Kumaris. Question: Suppose your brother / sister / child decides to join a Christian convent, with a "savior figure", a thoroughly...
  6. Sirona

    The Mukunda Mala Stotram

    Thanks a lot, but I'm afraid you'll have to start at step 0 with me. I found out that a stotram is a genre of prayer, usually in Sanskrit, which addresses a specific deity and often contains many epithets of the deity in question. So, I assume the Mukunda Mala Stotram doesn't have a plot. Is it...
  7. Sirona

    The Mukunda Mala Stotram

    Namaste dear forum members, please tell me about the Mukunda Mala Stotram. Couldn't find a Wikipedia entry about it to begin with. :oops: Thanks in advance.
  8. Sirona

    Miserable and seeking

    With the risk of sounding stupid, aren't there these helpful little quizzes about "Which religion does your religious view belong to?" I would have settled for Greek polytheism, but I wanted a group as well, so I chose Hare Krishna.
  9. Sirona

    Abrahamics: God never burdens you ...

    Dear members from Abrahamic religions, what do you think of the following statement: "God never burdens you with more than you are able to bear." It would be nice if you gave some reasons for your views. ;)
  10. Sirona

    Interfaith marriage in Arab Countries (people of the book)

    I think I made it quite clear that I was talking about living Muslims taking part in current internet discussions, and about (mostly) atheists giving them a hard time.
  11. Sirona

    Interfaith marriage in Arab Countries (people of the book)

    I know that there is a Christian book in German entitled "Mir blieben nur Gebet und Tränen" (I was left only with prayer and tears) by a German author named Daniel Gerber. It's about Christian girls in Pakistan being abducted and forced to make a "conversion" to Islam. When the parents try to...
  12. Sirona

    What Have You Gained (or Lost) at RF?

    I was very much surprised to find that this "religious forum(s)" mostly or to a large part seems to provide a "safe haven" for atheists. Of all places, I wouldn't have expected you here. I learned that RF is something like an "exception" and seemingly does not reflect the current "religious...
  13. Sirona

    Pro-lifers need Psychiatric help?

    As others have said before, this is not when "life" begins but which rights should be given to women or their unborm. I think being pro-life by itself obviously is not a sign of mentall illness, but I think it's the other way round, that mentally ill persons are more likely to cling to...
  14. Sirona

    When blaspheming is noble!

    They say that if you passionately hate something, you still care about it. If you didn't love God, you would react with apathy. :rolleyes:
  15. Sirona

    Have you read the Guru Gita?

    (I haven't.) :rolleyes: What do you think about it?
  16. Sirona

    Under Pressure

    Great song, in these times it should be taken to heart more than ever.:heart: Freddie Mercury and David Bowie both died much too young.
  17. Sirona

    Hindus, Pagans, Magicians: Rituals against "negative influences"

    Thanks for this suggestion !:heart: As usual, the most obvious doesn't come to mind. :D
  18. Sirona

    Hindus, Pagans, Magicians: Rituals against "negative influences"

    Thanks for your replies ! :)
  19. Sirona

    Hindus, Pagans, Magicians: Rituals against "negative influences"

    Dear friends, do you have some quick and simple rituals helping oneself to spiritually defend against "negative influences" ("black magic")? Several times I read that in Hinduism the color black was best for such purposes, and that a good choice to worship would be the goddess Kali, but to be...
  20. Sirona

    Christendom

    I might be wrong but the only time I had heard about the term Christendom before was derogatory, used by Jehovah's Witnesses to distinguish themselves from all other Christian denominations which they consider infidels.
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