Use as a reference, helping the homeless, supporting sick people in the hospital, helping each other, molesting little children, going to war in the name of it, extracting "donations" for the forgivement of sins.
Which has been used more?
2006-07-25 08:45:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Whether or not they are religious is not the question. The question is the using of religion as an excuse or reason for doing any of these things.
2006-07-25 08:50:55 · update #1
Good deeds need no excuse- they are self-validating. People who commit evil deeds often feel a need to try to justify their actions. Religion comes in very handy for this.
Draw your own conclusion.
2006-07-25 08:52:06 · answer #1 · answered by answermann 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you are lumping "religion" in with "faith". They are not the same thing. Corrupt structured corporate religious groups are evil in and of themselves, for the most part. However, Christianity, Judaism, and Muslim faiths are not just what they do on a day-to-day basis. Those spiritual conditions are who and what they are----to the bone. Religion does not necessarily mean "faith" or "spirituality."
Wicca - is a religion. They aren't Wicca---they practice Wicca
Druids practiced a religion. There being wasn't Druid; their traditions and practices were.
Christians ARE Christians because a living Holy Spirit directs their path. They don't just practice Christianity---They ARE Christians.
I believe if you can separate the two, then you will realize that---YES, Religion, structured, corporate, profit-making, corrupt, and political---such as the Vatican--are just going through the motions, and they have been more sinful than we can ever imagine.
Then enters----Jesus Christ. The reason for every breath we take. Jesus Christ---the Word--was made flesh, walked on the Earth a sinless man, was betrayed, tortured, hung on a cross to fulfill the prophecy of the Messiah. He was buried and rose again on the 3rd day also fulfilling Old Testament prophecy. The Holy Spirit is a living entity, our true spirit, that lives within us. That is the difference between Religion and Faith.
2006-07-25 15:53:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is people like you with very myopic views of any issue, who make the ignorant or simple despair that life is hard/unfair/depressing. For all the good religion has done in the world since time immemorial, you dare to imply it is responsible or a place of safe harbour for evil?
To anyone older than 5 years old:
1. Evil is everywhere same as good. So we should encourage churches in throwing out the bad apples who contaminate the good.
2. Without religion, there would be no American Constitution, no UNICEF, no YMCA/YWCA, no red cross organisation (all over the world), no freeing of some countries from oppression, cannibalism, slavery, incest, war, no WHO (world health organisation) etc. So cut the world (especially religion) some slack.
2006-07-25 16:00:56 · answer #3 · answered by TABBY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think religion is a way people can do things without having to be responsible for the consequences no matter whether they are positive or negative.
However, I think people tend to thank their diety when good things happen and blame themselves when bad things happen so driving people to hate themselves and be resentful to the people around them.
It's a shame people can't see the forest through the trees.... they get so caught up in the details of the writings of various religions that they miss the point.... to treat our world with respect and to treat others the way you would want them to treat you.
They need to take responsibility for the things they do... it's not all OK if you confess and say twenty hail marys or sacrifice a goat to make it all good with your god. That's not how things should work.
People need to think BEFORE they do things... and not just do them and say sorry afterward.... didn;t your mommys teach you how to play nice?
2006-07-25 16:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by mutherwulf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the people who are using religion as an excuse to do bad things are not living the religion they say they are. A truly religious person will be inspired by their religion to do good, not evil.
2006-07-25 15:49:15 · answer #5 · answered by annoying_bookworm23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the love of Christ in your heart, you would be compassionate to others, help the homeless, feed the hungry, and visit the sick.
molesting little children does not come from our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus, but rather from Satan.
We have wars, because people are wicked God is a just God, who hates oppression, and sometimes He uses one nation to humble another nation, to bring them back to His Word. donations cannot atone for your sins. Only believing That Christ shed His blood for the forgiveness of sins. He died, so that we who believe on Him could walk in newness of life.
2006-07-25 15:52:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
religion is not an excuse for anything . Religion is personal belief an if you beleave that your religion makes you do bad things then technically you beleave you are ok to do bad things and not feel remorse . so it is like taking a religion an giving yourself better easoning besides just cause you wanted to . just blame it one a greater power..
people do not like to take self resposibility for their actions so they blame anyone or anything thay can.
2006-07-25 15:52:00 · answer #7 · answered by countrysmartcitybound 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is no Licence to sin, were suspose to do good though..
James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
2006-07-25 15:50:36 · answer #8 · answered by remmus2k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having no belief system is a excuse to sin.
+t+
2006-07-25 15:48:49 · answer #9 · answered by Pashur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of those things are specific to religion, any one, regardless on religion, can do these things, and they often do.
2006-07-25 15:48:13 · answer #10 · answered by sweetie_baby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋