How do you explain the existance of so many religions and all of them claim will lead us to heaven?
2006-07-12 20:55:22 · 13 answers · asked by margnabunnya 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it's more like a gang. Clubs don't usually kill in the name of themselves. And if you're not down with their gang, they create a bias toward you.
2006-07-12 20:58:23 · answer #1 · answered by truthyness 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In some cases..yes. Very clubbish. However, if you are searching..the best bet is to start with the writings of any faith system...ie, the Bible, (I say the Bible first because it is the oldest religious text and the one that all others stem off from in some form or another)The Quran, The Book of Mormon and etc. It will be easy to see then..looking around..not at the members of that faith system..but the system itself to see if it is authentic or not. Not all faith systems do claim to lead to heaven. You have to go back to the basic basics of the foundation of the building blocks of any religion and see what truth you will find. It doesn't have to be indepth. The Bible is the only religious scriptural writing that states exactly the scenario you have discribed...a club like atmosphere with alot of confusion so how do you know? We are called to come out of Babylon (the city of confusion) and trust only in the Lord God Almighty..not in ourselves or our own works, nor in any other man aside from Christ our Redeemer. There is so much truth there..because really, what can we do for ourselves or control? Not much. With most other religions..it is a struggle to "attain" or acend to this "next level" of existance. Even with Islam you have to be more good than bad. With Christianity..there is grace and mercy and atonement and we are saved from ourselves as well as death. I'd start there...actually..I did start there...and after studying many other faith systems..I've come to the understanding that The Holy Word of God is what its all about...not a church building or congregation full of people with a pastor...not a T.V. evangelist, not a temple sacrifice, candle burning, incense or any of that...Just the Bread of Life (scripture) and prayer. Love in Christ, ~J~ <><
2006-07-12 21:12:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Turkey. In big cities, mosque attendance is very low. But in small villages, on Friday the streets are empty. The implication isn't that people lose their 'faith' in larger groups, just that they redefine it. In a village, the mosque is often the centre of the community. People go to worship, but also to congregate and to discuss their lives. If a person is absent, it will be noticed, and after prayer, they'll probably go to that person's house. Not to admonish, mind you, but to check if everything is all right. The assumption is that someone who doesn't go to the mosque may well be sick and in need of help.
For a secular person, this can be quite oppressive, but that's not really the intention. The intention here is generally quite pure.
Here in Istanbul, a lot of newly-migrated people go to mosques (or churches or synagogues) merely because they don't have a network of acquaintances and friends yet, and these are places where they can immediately feel that they 'belong' and meet people.
I've also seen two people from different countries nervously eyeing one another until one of them is bold enough to open his mouth and say 'selamünaleykum' (or however you choose to spell it), at which point the tension melts and they immediately see that they are 'brothers'.
Here on Y!A we tend to gravitate towards the people who appear to have similar beliefs to our own.
This is all part of human nature and probably one of the greatest factors for the perpetuation of religion today.
Your second question is radically different from your first one, and you'll need to ask a religious person for the answer to that!
Peace.
2006-07-12 21:03:04 · answer #3 · answered by XYZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most come from men wanting to make their own version of how the world works, or just misinterpreting the word around them and using the flawed information they get as the base for their religion.
2006-07-12 21:00:03 · answer #4 · answered by C_Bass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't all lead us to heaven (some religions believe in reincarnation, etc)
It's not a club, you can't be born into a club
2006-07-12 20:59:11 · answer #5 · answered by A Shade Of Grey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a club, and not a very exclusive one either. As Groucho Marx said ' I wouldn't want to belong to a club that would have me as a member'.
2006-07-12 20:58:44 · answer #6 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of them don't claim they will lead us to heaven. Read some stuff about major religions, then ask a more specific question, please.
2006-07-12 21:02:07 · answer #7 · answered by Hyzakyt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I consider myself a born again christian, and I dispise the word "religion." It is not about following the pack, but forming your own relationship with God. Religion is made from man, you are saved by God.
2006-07-12 20:59:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know through time alot of Religions broke off from other Religions to get the rules-----laws to suit them........Just believe in Jesus and in God and read the Bible
2006-07-12 20:58:59 · answer #9 · answered by snuggels102 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got 3 of the 4 letters correct. Just trade the 'b' for a 't' and reorder..
CULT
2006-07-12 22:00:33 · answer #10 · answered by Billy Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋