Why are so many religions ethnocentric?

Question

For example, Christians think that their way is the right way, while so do Muslims, Jews, Hindus, and so on. Even atheists think that no religion is the best religion. So, what is your point of view? And please tell me your religion...along with your answer, of course.

sorry, i got definitions mixed up. I mean why are they self-centered?

Answer 1

ethnocentric is not the word you want here. ethnocentric means "Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.". A religion is not the same as race (in most cases). By definition, a religion is a way of life, and since it claims to be the correct way to understand a person's relation with God (and in the case of some religions with society), it is normal that people belonging to one religion believe that everybody else is wronge. Personally, when I judge the tolerance in a certain religion, I look at how it treats people belonging to other religions. Does it encourage its followers to kill people of other religions? Does it prohibit its members from interacting with people of other religions?etc

Answer 2

With few exceptions, how can you possibly state, with ANY certainty, that many religions are ethnocentric? They may have their centralized origins for these religions, but they certainly aren't now. Do you suppose someone who is Muslim looks like they're from the middle east? Wouldn't it surprise you if I told you that Muslims are in southern Africa? What about Buddhists? Where do you find them? Are they strictly limited to Asia? NO! Go anywhere (for example) in California, pick up a stone, throw it, and chances are you'll hit a Buddhist.

Christians. These are the cockroaches of the world. They're EVERYWHERE. Started in the middle east and spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond.

Wiccans, Agnostics, Atheists can be found anywhere, too.

I'm worried that your question really doesn't have a solid point to it...

[atheist]

Answer 3

Christianity is not an ethnic group. We are mixed black, white, Hispanic and oh so much more! Muslims are starting to add other races to their numbers and yes even Judaism has its share of converts.

Its not a matter of race. But yes there is only one true salvation message non the less (nothing to do with race). Judaism and Christianity are joined at the hip - while Islam though claim joined to Christianity it is not.

Islam worships a PAGAN diety known as Allah - and they insist this Allah is the same God of the Jews and Christians which is not even remotely possible. The defy the Bible and their Quran is a plagiarized copy of the Bible with extra twists that do nothing more than make Muhammad (authored by proxy by Muhammad) about Muhammad.

Muhammad preached about Allah and the importance of himself. Jesus taught of the importance of God over man.

The Bible foretold Islam as the religion from which the Antichrist emerges. [See Daniel 9:27] Identifying the Dome of the Rock which sits on a wing of the Temple Mount which was the site of Solomon's Temple - a Jewish temple.

You be the judge. Judaism and Christianity are religious cousins, Islam is a religion of a foreign pagan god.

Answer 4

I have no religion, just a search for answers.
Most religions are that way because it is the only way their message can be fully received. For example if Christians were to say that you must accept Jesus as the son of God to get into Heaven, but you could also follow the teachings of Buddha; it would make their beliefs a little less powerful. I don't know if that was a good explanation, but I am just drained. I need a RedBull.

Answer 5

Christian - Fist of all, the different religions aren't being ethnocentric becuase religion isn't an ethnic group. There are canadians, spaniards and all types of ethinc groups that are christian, muslim and jew, so the question just doesn't make sense. Secondly, to answer the question you wanted to ask. Somone has to be right. If your religion isn't "the right one" then why would you be appart of it?

Answer 6

Of all the religions you list, only one has an ethnic group associated with the religion and many still argue if they are indeed a separate ethnic group. Ethnocentric means centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own.

Answer 7

That's essentially where Religion got lost in its translation, when man intervened and decided to form their own "organization" and called it "XYZ Church", that became more and more EXCLUSIVE over the generations, to the point that one could ONLY BE BORN into such a group --supposedly "for the good of the church"-- but consequentially towards its own demise!

The teaching and doctrines of the Greatest Prophet and Teacher, Yeshua Messiah [PBUH], did away with such EXCLUSIVITY and desired to broaden the scope and be INCLUSIVE OF EVERYONE regardless of race, creed, nationality, gender, age, etc. since, we are ALL CHILDREN OF GOD as it is written.

He told us to obey the Law of the Brotherhood, which states that "None shall be wealthy and none shall be poor, and all shall work together in the gardens of the Brotherhood. Yet each shall follow his own path, and each shall commune with his own heart..."

I strive to follow The Law through the sevenfold teaching of Yeshua Messiah, [PBUH], as handed down by The Brotherhood of Essenes...

Peace be with you!

Answer 8

Personal techings. It's what's handed down and, unfortunately, people aren't willing to think for themselves. "Because that's the way it is" is a cop out. Sorry, giving out my religion is a my personal choice not to, as for everyone else whether to or not.
If I have revealed it in other answers (or in my own question), again, that's my choice.

Answer 9

no religion is the best religion? doesent make much sense.

usually people thing theyre right when it coms to their religion simply because their religion tells them that theyre right. those fanatics in the religion scream that they are right, how theyre better than others and how theyre going to heaven an all others are going to hell.

its kinda like americans, they beleive that theyre the best so they go aroudn claiming theyre the best. im an american and luckily i dont beleive that.

Answer 10

Business is business don't you get it. Important fear them and be dominated.