What is your next favorite Religion after your own one?

[Ryujin]

Sikhism, followed closely by Eastern Orthodoxy

Now That is an interesting answer! Could I ask what inclined you to say Sikhism?

Also, on topic, I am the sole Zoroastrianism voter. I have been in close contact with the Irani and Parsi community in Florida and have grown to truly love their religion, even to the point of synchronizing my own beliefs with theirs.

 

[AgnosticBoy]

I guess your own religion is your favorite one. My Question is which is your next favorite religion ?
Mine is Judaism

I chose Hinduism because I like its focus on the mind or soul and how we use the mind to realize our true self and highest reality (god?).

 

[Flankerl]

Sikhism. Obviously.

 

[Ryujin]

Sikhism. Obviously.

Maybe you could reveal your thoughts behind your choice? I find that answer to be realy interesting and would be especially interested in your perspective on it, coming from a Jewish background.

 

[Vouthon]

I voted Jainism, the sole person to do so as far as I can tell. I like many religions (ie Judaism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sufi Islam) however the commitment to non-violence and the compassion extended towards all beings, as well as the emphasis on selflessness, is so profound.

Here are two quotations from Jain scriptures that illustrate what I mean:

"All breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away."

- Ācharanga Sutra, Book 1, lecture 4, lesson 1, as translated by H. Jacobi, quoted in The Boundless Circle : Caring for Creatures and Creation (1996) by Michael W. Fox, p. 262

"Propagate the religion which is a blessing to all creatures in the world."

- Acharanga Sutra, Jainism religious text, in "Humanima", p.122

I remember once watching a program about a Jain monastery, in which the monks always gently swept with a light brush before sitting down in case they happened to sit on a fly! The main tenet of Jainism is non-harming. Devout Jains will cause harm to no living creature.

 

[Flankerl]

Maybe you could reveal your thoughts behind your choice? I find that answer to be realy interesting and would be especially interested in your perspective on it, coming from a Jewish background.

Well the short answer is that i feel some kind of connection to them and their Religion. Its like I see my own Religion just a bit different.
Of course there are differences but the connection is stronger. Perhaps because its a monotheistic Religion that doesnt try to supersede us.

Just nice people.

 

[Ryujin]

Well the short answer is that i feel some kind of connection to them and their Religion. Its like I see my own Religion just a bit different.
Of course there are differences but the connection is stronger. Perhaps because its a monotheistic Religion that doesnt try to supersede us.

Just nice people.

Thanks! Someone informed me after I asked you that you kinda have a reputation around here for epic sarcasm. I was almost worried you were just teasing me since I had just asked another Jewish member about that lol.

Anyway, I share your respect for the Sikhs and can also see a connection between the two religions. Both are monotheistic religions that respect others, on their own path, and don't try to convert everyone they see. That is definitely something I can respect. Still sticking with Zoroastrianism, though.

 

[psychoslice]

I like Taoism and Buddhism, but there not a religion, its insulting to call them a religion.

 

[Pastek]

Don't know, between Judaism and Christianity.

 

[Tarheeler]

I don't have a "favorite" religion after my own, but I find admirable things in just about all of them. I like the thorough monotheism of Islam and Sikhism, the spirituality often found in Christianity, the endless variety of Hinduism, the peace in Buddhism, and the connection with nature in paganism.

 

[Muffled]

I will confused between Chritianity and Judiasm .

I guess i will choose Chritianity .

I suppose that is due to the mention of Jesus in the Qu'ran. I believe It must be disconcerting for Jews for another independantly written book credited as coming from God to mention Jesus in a good light.

 

[chinu]

@ Which is your next favorite religion after your own one?

According to me, the one who has chosen any doctrine to follow after own one -IT IS JUST EQUAL TO- following that doctrine in Current state of affair because human has only one heart.

One cannot give his/her heart to two different persons at a time

 

[Sand Dancer]

I wanted to put Zoroastrianism, but I like Buddhism better.

 

[Draupadi]

Christianity. I have a strange attraction towards the faith.

 

[Imaginary_Friends]

LDS (Mormon)

A. They believe in a God & Goddess, kind of helps believing in the having a son thing.

B. All the LDS women are smoking hot ( healthy living).

C. Sympathetic to polygamy.

D. Less failed marriages ( I cannot do the single mom thing. Tis why I do not date atheist women.)

E. You get your own planet when you die and are reborn.

F. They have great self-sufficiency training. You get to be religious and a doomsday prepperz all in one.

G. Convictions. They stick to their guns. Most mainstream "Christian" denominations are so denuded of doctrine you could fit their theology on a fortune cookie paper.

 

[ShivaFan]

This is a great poll Phil. Very stimulating. Good one.


For me, I have to vote Jainism. It's actually hard to say "second place" because so many have their unique value to me, there are several runner ups if you will approximate to my inspirations and soul, and saying second place doesn't sound good, almost a put down which I do not want to do.

But I do "fit" in at a Jain Temple. I do feel comfortable and something "connects".

I am a Hindu voting Jainism.

 

[Katzpur]

Coming from an atheist, that's quite an endorsement. I've got a couple of quick comments to make, though, if you don't mind -- just to set the record straight on a couple of issues.

LDS (Mormon)

A. They believe in a God & Goddess, kind of helps believing in the having a son thing.

Yeah, I kind of like the idea of God having a feminine counterpart. It makes a lot of sense to me, too.

B. All the LDS women are smoking hot ( healthy living).

Why thank you!

C. Sympathetic to polygamy.

Not sure what to say to this statement. While there was a period of time when roughly 5% of all Mormon men had more than one wife, the fastest way to get excommunicated from the Church today is to be found in a polygamous relationship.

D. Less failed marriages ( I cannot do the single mom thing. Tis why I do not date atheist women.)

True. Since we believe marriages are intended to be eternal in nature, I guess we just try harder to work out the problems that are bound to exist in any marriage.

E. You get your own planet when you die and are reborn.

Man, I really hate to disappoint you, but that's kind of the non-Mormon take on the subject. A more accurate way of putting it is that we believe God has given every person the potential to ultimately become like Him. It's nowhere near as automatic as "you die and you get your own planet" would imply. Still, I like that we stress the nobility of mankind as opposed to the depravity of mankind.

F. They have great self-sufficiency training. You get to be religious and a doomsday prepperz all in one.

LOL. Yeah, I guess that's one way of looking at it.

G. Convictions. They stick to their guns. Most mainstream "Christian" denominations are so denuded of doctrine you could fit their theology on a fortune cookie paper.

I've got to pretty much agree with you there.

 

[Muffled]

LDS (Mormon)

A. They believe in a God & Goddess, kind of helps believing in the having a son thing.

B. All the LDS women are smoking hot ( healthy living).

C. Sympathetic to polygamy.

D. Less failed marriages ( I cannot do the single mom thing. Tis why I do not date atheist women.)

E. You get your own planet when you die and are reborn.

F. They have great self-sufficiency training. You get to be religious and a doomsday prepperz all in one.

G. Convictions. They stick to their guns. Most mainstream "Christian" denominations are so denuded of doctrine you could fit their theology on a fortune cookie paper.

I am surprised you didn't go for the bevy of virgins promised in the Qu'ran but in either case you would be disappointed to know that God is not in favor of multiple marriages or serial marriages. What the Qu'ran forgot to mention was that there wasn't any sex with those virgins which kind of takes the luster away a bit.

 

[Poeticus]

For me, it's a three-way tie:

Mormonism
Buddhism
Sophism​

Honestly speaking, I have never encountered a Mormon in real life that has ever been rude to me. In fact, every Mormon that I have ever encountered has been very kind and gentle. Plus, it was a Mormon---correct me if I'm wrong---that created Stargate.

 

[Tarheeler]

I believe It must be disconcerting for Jews for another independantly written book credited as coming from God to mention Jesus in a good light.

No more so than Buddhism's concept of enlightenment or the avatars found in Hinduism.

While Christians and Muslims may see themselves as a continuation or perfection of Judaism, we do not. Your religions are just that: your religions. They are separate from us and have no more bearing on us than Buddhism or Hinduism.

And that's why I can't pick one option from the list provided. Each religion has its own understanding of God and its own way to connect with the Divine. I'm a Jew, and none are going to be as effective for me a Judaism (otherwise I'd be a member of it).
But I can find things I respect in them all.

Even the ones where the adherents try nonstop to convert me.