Dual belonging. Is it possible?

[Rival]

Who is the "Final Authority" for each belief system?
I fail to see how, outside personal preference/beliefs/interpretations how anyone can make an "official" declaration.

Most, if not all, religions have basic principles. If they did not have these each individual religion would cease to exist. One could not describe oneself as being a Jain who believes Jesus died for our sins and rose on the third day and believes in heaven and hell, because this violates those Jain principles and would just make on a Christian.

 

[Araceli Cianna]

I tried it and it didn't work for me.

 

[David1967]

Dual belonging. Is it possible?
I do believe that the Bible is fairly clear on the fact that you cannot serve two master! God doesn't want to share you with anyone else. He is a jealous God that wants your whole heart, not the half that your other god doesn't want.
ronandcarol

To my knowledge Buddha never claimed to be a god but that is a discussion for another thread. What I have found useful is his teachings on dealing with suffering in the here and now. This has helped me greatly and has not contradicted nor taken away from the teaching of Christ in the least.

 

[McBell]

Most, if not all, religions have basic principles. If they did not have these each individual religion would cease to exist. One could not describe oneself as being a Jain who believes Jesus died for our sins and rose on the third day and believes in heaven and hell, because this violates those Jain principles and would just make on a Christian.

seems you are assuming an "all or nothing" stance.
That one must take on all the beliefs of all the religions they have decided to mix together.

Problem is that there is no one I know of who is all or nothing about their single religion, let alone all

 

[Rival]

seems you are assuming an "all or nothing" stance.
That one must take on all the beliefs of all the religions they have decided to mix together.

Problem is that there is no one I know of who is all or nothing about their single religion, let alone all

It is all or nothing to me.

 

[McBell]

It is all or nothing to me.

yet for millions it is pick and choose.
Some people do not limit their pick and choose to one religion.