I'm a christain not wanting to change religion but want to know something interesting about your religion?

Question

i have always been facinated with the religions of the egyptions how they believe in the after life and putting boats in the tooms to help them or like how the mummyfie them what's interesting about you religion history?

Answer 1

there are three different "versions" of judaism, i find that interesting. reform, conservative, and orthodox. they are equally as jewish but just follow different rules. i am reform and i look the same as everyone else and i dont eat kosher, i rarely ever go to temple to pray, i had a bat mitzvah, i used to go to hebrew school.

Answer 2

What I find interesting about Buddhism is its great similarities with Christianity - the core of both teachings in compassion - as well as its distinct practices and beliefs - for example, it is less concerned with theology or dogma or rituals. Even the life of the Buddha bears some strong resemblence to the life of Jesus, who was born some five hundred years plus after the Buddha.

In the sixth century BC, Siddhartha Gautama, who became enlightened and was given the title Lord Buddha "he who is fully awake", was the son of a prince and lived in the luxury behind palace walls. His father kept him there so that he would not see the suffering that goes on in the world.

But eventually he demanded to leave and explore the capital city. There he encountered a wandering blind man, people who were severely ill, and witnessed a funeral that provided him with his first encounter with death. From this he learned that we all get old, sick, and die.

As a result of this understanding, he renounced the pleasures of the flesh and, at the age of 29, left his family and became a aescetic monk. He spent many years in study, but he could find the answer that he sought: what could end suffering? Eventually he gave up his extremely aescetic ways and developed a more moderate path between aesceticism and the world of desires, and in meditation he would sit under the Bodhi Tree looking for answers on how to end the cycle of infinite sorrow.

It is here that he confronted Mara, the evil one. Mara brought storms, demons, tempting and beautiful women, and even tempted his pride. Bud Siddhartha conquered all temptations.

On the full moon of May, it is said that Siddhartha, at the age of 35, finally understood the answer and became the Buddha - The Enlightened One.

There he continued to sit, trying to find the means by which to reveal this knowledge to others. When he did, he revealed his first teaching, where he explained The Four Noble Truths and defined the Eight Fold Path.

He dedicated his life to teaching the Dharma (the teachings and methods through which we can understand the underlying principle of the universe) and developed a Sangha (assembly), until the age of 80, when he warned others that he would be leaving, he ate some spoiled food and became very ill, he went into deep meditation and died.

His last words were "Impermanent are all created things; Strive on with awareness."

You get read about his life here if you'd like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_Gautama

This is a great resouce for learning more about Buddhism:
http://www.buddhanet.net/

Answer 3

After my religion got going, people were kicked out of their homes, burned alive, tarred and feathered, shot, run out of entire states, walked across the plains with hardly nothing but a covered wagon or a handcart. Some only had the clothes on their backs. Many people died on the way, children died, many froze to death. This land was a desert, now it's green, lush and pretty.

Answer 4

Heavens bless you for having curiosity! I am Unitarian Universalist, as well as wiccan. My church denomination accepts followers of many beliefs, from atheists/agnostics to Zoroastrians (there's an interesting religion!), gay or straight, of any color, gender, or class. Our faith is not a religious doctrine, but a set of principles that we will work to help alleviate human suffering, promote humanity's progress toward peace, and protect the environment. A great website to visit is www.uua.org , which is the homepage for the association of congregations.

Answer 5

Muslims believe that Jesus was not killed on the cross and will return to earth before Judgment Day! We also believe in Adam, Moses, Noah, Abraham, etc. And marriage is considered half your religion.

My curiosity about Islam led to my conversion when I was 15 years old!

Answer 6

well, this begin with the human race itself and evolve with us. since the Sumerians until the Celts, here comes the witchcraft from were Wicca came.

Answer 7

mine is that there is no history, only the future. learn as you go.

Answer 8

I'm athiest so my weekends are free