Do you believe you have the true religion?

[George Campbell]

There are literally thousands of documented ways to believe in a supreme being. Take one of those, Christianity and add a cool 44,000+ different denominations, conventions, sects, cults, etc. Do I think anybody has the religion thing solved? NO

 

[Mr Cheese]

This is similar to someone else's recent thread but not quite the same. Anyway, I was wondering. Do you believe you have found the one true religion? I know this is a bees nest of a topic, so feel free to tell me what you think.

All I'd like to add is, if you think that no religion has the right to claim to be the true or right one, or have a monopoly on God, and you are of a particular denomination, then why are you wasting your time with your religion?

Yes!

Praise Cheesus...
God is gouda

 

[George Campbell]

Yes!

Praise Cheesus...
God is gouda

Recently scientists enlarged a microscopic picture of a section of a rat's brain. They reduced a picture of the universe to a comparable size and guess what? The pictures were so similar one could hardly tell a difference. You think the cheese...oh shucks, just forget it.

 

[Mister Emu]

To the OP, I do... I would follow a religion I did not believe was true, and my religion is pretty exclusionary in regards to the truth of other religions...

 

[dogsgod]

My religion sucks.

 

[Witch of Hope]

I have grown up in a Mormon's family. I knew nothing else. I thought that this was the church of God. I deceived myself and also other people. Then I was excommunicated because of the trans-sexuality, and to me was said that I could never be again a member of the church; except, I would cancel all surgical and hormonal steps. To the Mormons I couldn't return. I visited Christian churches. But I felt not accepted there. If I had luck, I was only ignored, but mostly I was attacked verbally. I should be "cured" of the transsexualism by Bible and prayer. Licks me in the ***, folks, I thought, and went.
Then I received from a friendly pastor the order to write two articles about the Mormons for his magazine. For it I had to go in the city library to investigate. I searched a book about the temple rituals of the Mormons. I didn't find this, because as I got to know later, a Mormon had stolen the book and had destroyed it by burning. However, for it I found another book about the feminist theology. And later then books about magic and Wicca. When I read the books, and tried simple rituals, I had the feeling to have come at home.
I am far removed to see my religion (Wicca in the dianic tradition) as an "only true" religion. For me it is my way to bring near me to the (divine) energy. All monotheistic religions claim to be the only way. Maybe I prefer, therefore, another way?

 

[Buttons*]

No, because I don't belong to a "religion"

 

[Storm]

This is similar to someone else's recent thread but not quite the same. Anyway, I was wondering. Do you believe you have found the one true religion? I know this is a bees nest of a topic, so feel free to tell me what you think.

Nope.

All I'd like to add is, if you think that no religion has the right to claim to be the true or right one, or have a monopoly on God, and you are of a particular denomination, then why are you wasting your time with your religion?

The fact that there are other paths up the mountain doesn't make the climb a waste of time.

 

[sojourner]

This is similar to someone else's recent thread but not quite the same. Anyway, I was wondering. Do you believe you have found the one true religion? I know this is a bees nest of a topic, so feel free to tell me what you think.

All I'd like to add is, if you think that no religion has the right to claim to be the true or right one, or have a monopoly on God, and you are of a particular denomination, then why are you wasting your time with your religion?

I don't adhere to "the" true religion, but I adhere to "a" true religion. I don't feel it's a waste of time. Everyone has to take some route or another to get where they're going.
Otherwise, you're just wasting your time spinning your wheels.

 

[sojourner]

My religion sucks.

Good thing you believe in the "Holy Hoover!"

 

[ruhnafsoul]

Do you believe that U have a true religion..?
hmm!! a lil bit of a sceptical thoughts about religion I guess..

Somehow, people, or probably, we always believe that what we have, or what we follow, is always true untill something wrong is happen.. or something that is opposite or not in accordance with our way of thinking or thoughts.. or something that is different from what we have been thought or make known.. or untill something doubtfull appears to our mind...

then.. we'll start to find the truth ( for those who want to find the truth) or we will not bother of anything except of what we had follow.. or to some people, they forced themselves to follow of what they have or have been thought..

So, to my opinion, to believe whether I have a true religion or not, is an individual rights.. for me my believe,and for U your believe.

And here, what I believe is.. the true religion brings U to the ONE and only GOD, the false religion brings U to other things, other than god

 

[dust1n]

God looks the same to me in the eyes of the majority of religions out there. I prefer living life trying not to figure out why some entity would create such a **** hole.

 

[LittleNipper]

This is similar to someone else's recent thread but not quite the same. Anyway, I was wondering. Do you believe you have found the one true religion? I know this is a bees nest of a topic, so feel free to tell me what you think.

All I'd like to add is, if you think that no religion has the right to claim to be the true or right one, or have a monopoly on God, and you are of a particular denomination, then why are you wasting your time with your religion?

I have a personal relationship with GOD my Heavenly Father, through the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and the indwelling of the HOLY SPIRIT. Are you asking if I beat my back enough on the right days, pray at the "proper" designated times in the correct stance, and eat only select foods at specific times?

Obviously, I do none of those things, but I do have faith in GOD and trust HIM to direct my life, and take me to heaven because of CHRIST JESUS' death, burial, and resurrection.

 

[aymen amir]

This is similar to someone else's recent thread but not quite the same. Anyway, I was wondering. Do you believe you have found the one true religion? I know this is a bees nest of a topic, so feel free to tell me what you think.

All I'd like to add is, if you think that no religion has the right to claim to be the true or right one, or have a monopoly on God, and you are of a particular denomination, then why are you wasting your time with your religion?

AM a Muslim for me Islam is the only true religion ( am not trying to offend any one) what makes me sure that it is thee true religion is that Islam provides almost a solution for every problem we as mind kind face today such as the economy , different illnesses , and poverty etc....... oh and the great comfort i find in praying and reciting the Quran

 

[Riverwolf]

AM a Muslim for me Islam is the only true religion ( am not trying to offend any one) what makes me sure that it is thee true religion is that Islam provides almost a solution for every problem we as mind kind face today such as the economy , different illnesses , and poverty etc....... oh and the great comfort i find in praying and reciting the Quran

I will say, al-Fatiha is a very beautiful prayer. :yes:

 

[Smoke]

I don't believe there's any such thing as "the true religion." I don't even believe there's any such thing as a true religion. All religions, including mine, inevitably get encrusted with a lot of superstition, useless stuff, and harmful stuff. Most religions fall prey to self-perpetrating and self-validating power structures, too.

However, I like my religion. I find it useful and interesting. If I ever cease to find it useful, I'll drop it. It may sound strange, but Buddhism isn't the important thing about Buddhism.

Oddly, It is arrogant sentiments such as this that make me conclude that all religions are extravagant lies designed to enslave whilst offering the hollow promise to free. Besides, can one possibly get much vaguer than saying, "All of them, except a few..." Logic dictates that if a few are not "of God" then you cannot say "all of them" are "of God". Likewise, it does fill one with intrigue as to which ones this sanctimonious soul deemed as being the "outcome of human perversity". The reader is left to assume that his vision is, of course, "of god". Talk about self-aggrandizing drivel.

I can't frubal you at the moment, but thanks for that.

 

[aymen amir]

I will say, al-Fatiha is a very beautiful prayer. :yes:

then u should listen to other verses from the QURAN..

 

[Baydwin]

Of course I believe I have it right, to say otherwise would be dishonest of me. That said, I don't believe everybody is meant to believe as I do.

As the passage indicated, there is one and only one God, worshipped by all the great religions! Anything else is mere fantasy.

And IME, most people have no trouble distinguishing the true God. The religions themselves (and their scriptures) can assist in this.

Obviously you're entitled to this belief, and I don't think less of you for holding it. Nevertheless I find it amusing, especially the concept of "great religions".

 

[dogsgod]

Do you believe you have the true superstition?

 

[Baydwin]

Do you believe you have the true superstition?

Of course, anyone who walks under ladders is a heretic of the highest order.