Okay, simply break it down.....?

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Muslim?

Christian?

Hindu?

Buddhist?

Catholic?

Jewish?


All right...it's a yahoo answers breakdown into religion...educate me....cause I really don't know the difference.... feel free to add religions not mentioned...

okay...all answers rock thus far...I will say, I'm not too young but all my life, I thought Catholics prayed to Mary...Mary was the saviour.....keep it up cause, I am so learning....

Answer 1

This site has unbiased descriptions of many different religions. You may find it interesting. http://www.religioustolerance.org/

I am a Celtic Reconstructionist (pagan). I am a polytheist who honors ancient Celtic deities (mostly Gaulish). I do not believe that any deity is all-knowing, all-powerful, all positive, or all negative. I believe in reincarnation. I do not proselytize and do not feel that my religion is the one and only way for everyone to relate to deities. It is simply the way that works for me. For more information about CR: http://paganachd.com/faq/index.html

Answer 2

I'm Wiccan, which some would say is evil, but they would be wrong. Wiccan is a spiritual, earth-based belief that brings us closer to Deity. I found this and thought you might like to see it as well as hopefully help others who read it understand a little more than they might have already knew. Blessed be and may the Goddess guide you!

The Wiccan Beliefs

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The following is not universally accepted by all Wiccans and Pagans, but as a general rule, these are representative of the Wiccan belief system. This list was borrowed from Our Lady of the Woods, Copyright 1983. Though these may look similiar to the Wiccan principles, they are different.


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The divine Spirit is present in all creatures and things: people, animals, plants, stones...

The ultimate creative force manifests in both feminine and masculine modes; therefore it is often symbolized as the Goddess and The God.

In some covens, both are celebrated equally. In others, The Goddess is given precedence or even celebrated without reference to the God.

All Goddesses and Gods are aspects of The Goddess and The God. The aspects most popular in Wicca are the Triple Goddess of the Moon (Maiden, Mother and Crone) and the Horned God of death and rebirth.

Reincarnation and karma are valid concepts. Upon death one goes to a state of rest and reflection, and eventually chooses where and when s/he will be reborn.

Magick is practiced for positive (helping) purposes: spiritual development, healing, guidance, safety, etc.

Rituals are generally performed outdoors when possible, at the New and Full Moons, and at eight Sabbat festivals which mark the progression of the seasons.

Magick and celebration are performed in small groups, usually 3 to 13, called covens. These are basically autonomous -- there is no central church authority or hierarchy.

There is no holy book, or prophet, no equivalent of the Bible or Jesus or Mohammed. Individuals have access to the divine, and do not require an intermediary. Every initiate is regarded as a priest/ess.

The central ethic is "And ye harm none, do as ye will." Whatever energy you send out returns threefold, so it is wise to be kind to others.

We should live in harmony with the Earth and Nature, and not exploit them.

Though Wicca is a valid spiritual path, it is not the only one. There is no recruiting, and people should be free to choose the path that best fits their needs.

The concepts of original sin, sacrifice, redemption, confession, the divinity of Jesus, sinfulness of sex, Judgment, Heaven and Hell, denigration of women, bodily resurrection, and the Bible as divine revelation are not part of Wicca. Neither are Satanism, the Black Mass, desecration of cemeteries, the sacrifice of animals, etc.

Answer 3

My only correction is regarding Christian and Catholic.

They are the same. Most people think the Catholics are not Christians, but this is not true. Catholism IS Christianity. I am a Christian; my denomonation happens to be Catholic.

My only other comment would be that Christianity is rooted in the Jewish faith. The only difference is that traditional Jews do not believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. They still live under the Old Testament laws. However, Jews and Christians believe in and worship the same God.

Answer 4

Lets do the ones I know something about. First, a Catholic is a Christian. The Roman Catholic Church is just a difference of opinion from all the other differences of opinions. I feel that a Catholic is as much a brother in Christ as any other Christian. The Catholics will say they were the first Christians. I differ with them by saying they were the first to split away from original Christianity, but that's not a big deal. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that he came to Earth completely human as well as completely God. Yes, it confuses me, too. He lived and taught within a hundred miles of his birthplace. He was sentenced to death and died on a cross to save all of us from our sins as the final attoning sacrifice. He was rasied on the 3rd day and acended to his Father.

The Jewish people are called Children of Abraham. They can trace their lineage, for the most part, to Abraham. They worship the same God as Christians, but they don't believe that Jesus was the Messiah that was promised in the Old Testament.

The rest I know little about. Buddhism, I did dabble in many years ago, but found it very unfullfilling.

Answer 5

Muslims believe in the Koran, they believe that if they destroy those who are evil then Heaven awaits. Muhammad is their god.

Christianity is the biggest religion in the world. They pray to Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was a Jewish Prophet. They say you must believe in Jesus to get to heaven. If not, you go to hell, for eternity.

Hindu's believe in a Class Type system. They have more a less 5 ways to live life etc...


Buddhists believe in making the world a better place. They believe in Budd ah, Budd ah has more than 100 forms basically the Budd ah of Sorrow etc..

Catholic is a branch. Like Lutheran and Prodistent and a lot more, they all believe in Jesus, they all have different rules etc..

Jewish is a religion who believes in one god. We call him adonai. Adonai means god. Anyways, we were the first polytheistic religion on this planet. (The Pagans were the first, Monotheist.) Anyways we believe just follow the commandments and live a good life. We believe in NO hell and no torture. More or less reincarnation.

Answer 6

You can kind of lump three of them together.
Jewish, Catholic and Christian all belive in the same God more or less. The Jews are just still waiting for the son of God to come, Catholics were the original Christians and believe that the son of God has come in the form of Jesus Christ and Christians of many different flavors stem off of Catholics but don't like all the same rules.

Muslims believe in Ahla as God and are originally Arab I think.

Hindu I know the least about but I think that is more India.

Buddhist is Asian and follow the teachings of Budda.

Good Luck understanding anything more.

Answer 7

If you seek the the Lord with all your heart and all your soul, you will find Him. It's a promise from God Himself. In a world of information overload, it would take 10,000 lifetimes to search out all religions thoroughly. We need not bother. A humble heart pleases God.

Here in the 21st century it is more than simple to find some religious guru or wacko to tell us what our itching ears want to hear. That is, you can always find someone to give you a description of a god that makes you comfortable and one that "agrees with you". However, it takes true humility and a willing heart to present yourself to God as one in need of a redeemer.

I can't make it easy for you, but I can give you a whopping headstart. Read the book of John in the New Testament (King James Version if you have a high reading level and are an intellectual, NIV if you are moderately well-read, Good News if you want a very reader friendly and easy to understand version). Don't be lazy or get discouraged. Keep up your quest; it is too important for you to settle for less than the truth!

By the way, all those versions of the Bible can be found for free at: www.biblegateway.com

I will pray tonight that God reveals Himself to you in a very real and powerful way.

Many blessings to you!

Answer 8

Christianity was founded by Jesus (God in the flesh) about 2,000 years ago with the Apostle Peter as the first Pope. It came out of the Jewish faith. It was originally called "the Church", then later the official name became the Catholic Church because "catholic" means "universal" and Jesus founded the universal Church. Hence the name to accurately describe what Jesus had founded.

There is only one Pope because God knew that more than one head shepherd of His flock would never agree on anything without watering down the faith and giving in to political pressures of the day. Don't listen to the lies that anti-Catholics say. We do not worship the Pope or Mary and we don't have more than one God. The Creed that we say at every Mass makes this clear, but people insist on spreading untrue anti-Catholic propaganda which is still lingering from the Protestant Reformation when the Protestants perfected the use of propaganda in attacks against the Church. One of the biggest myths created by the Protestants during their propaganda attacks was the myth of the inquisition.

The role of the Pope is to restate what was taught by the all the Popes before him and to settle disputes so that people are not confused about what to believe in regards to faith and morals. It's like the reason that we only have one president at a time or how any military command will only have one Commanding Officer at a time. It's very practical and efficient and makes a lot of sense if you think about it.

The earliest recorded mention of this name for the Church was in the year A.D. 110.

Ignatius of Antioch (Early Christian Bishop, Martyr, and Catholic Saint)

"Let no one do anything of concern to the Church without the bishop. Let that be considered a valid Eucharist which is celebrated by the bishop or by one whom he ordains [i.e., a presbyter]. Wherever the bishop appears, let the people be there; just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church" (Letter to the Smyrneans 8:2 [the year A.D. 110]).

I don't know much about Hindu or Buddhist. I think that at least some kinds of Buddhists call the concept of God "the absolute".

The Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths all share the belief in the God of Abraham. In the Old Testament, Isaac was father of the Jewish race, and Ishmael was the father of the Arabs. That was in the first book of the Old Testament, and that's how far back the relationship (fighting?) between Jews and Arabs go.

The Muslim religion is the newest when compared to the Jewish and Catholic faith. But it is older than Christian Protestantism. Muslims have various divisions, but the main division is between Sunni and Shite Muslims. In a way, they kind of mirror the relationship between Jews and Christians only they tend to fight each other a lot more than we do. Like the Jewish people of today, the Sunnis are waiting for a Messiah, but the Shites believe that the Messiah already came. They believe that it was the grandson of Mohamed (please excuse me if I make a spelling error).

Christian Protestantism is a whole can of worms. It's a slippery slope basically because they believe whatever they want to and call themselves "Christian" based on that belief. If they don't like whatever doctrine or what to make up their own, they just leave the congregation they are in and start their own religion. That's how their are now over 33,000 different Protestant religions. So far, most have at least part of the truth of original Christianity. Even though the theology is flawed in Protestantism, if they at least believe in the Holy Trinity as one God in 3 divine persons and they baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost (or Spirit) then they can be considered Christian, but they are not aware of the fullness of truth which is only found in the Catholic Church.

Here are a few very good websites for learning a lot about Christianity and the history of the Church and faith of the early Christians:

Revised Standard Bible/King James Bible Comparison Online
http://etext.virginia.edu/frames/bibleframe.html
The Catechism of the Catholic Church
http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm
Catholic websites:
http://www.ourcatholicfaith.org/
http://www.catholic.com/
Teachings of the Catholic Church
http://www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/teaching.htm
Quick Questions about the Catholic Faith
http://www.newadvent.org/library/almanac_thisrock91.htm
Expert Answers to Catholic Questions
http://www.ewtn.com/vexperts/conference.htm
http://forums.catholic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4
This Rock Magazine Quick Questions
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1997/9705qq.asp
This Rock Magazine Quick Questions
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2004/0404qq.asp
Catholic Online Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.com/
Crusades-The Real History
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/118/52.0.html

Answer 9

Me a christian. I love God. But hate stupid people. Like the guy who got his nuts stuck in the zipper of his pants. I laughed for days and still thought he was stupid.

Answer 10

The only way into heaven is through Jesus Christ! (John 14:6), (Acts 4: 12).....