If you are Christian, a Jew, or catholic? What is the difference between the religions, and how did those religions start? Convince me to join one of these religions?
2006-08-04 11:00:07 · 21 answers · asked by jack_freak101 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A lot of those religions are based on much earlier religions. even the whole Jesus thing has cropped up in other mythologies.
To quote Voltaire "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him."
That's what it boils down to.
2006-08-04 11:08:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, catholicism is a part of christianity. they're the same. catholicism is just a very strict and insane and quite loveable (in the art history world, anyway) form of the same thing.
christianity is a religion derived from judaism.
the main difference between christianity and judaism (and that's a big one) is that jews do not believe in jesus christ (please ignore "jews for jesus" cause they're nuts). jesus himself, by the way, was a jewish man. christians believe that jesus is the son of god, and judaism does not acknowledge this. christians have a different set of commandments, or at least, they mostly choose to ignore the first one. there's many other differences, obviously, but i'll just point these two out because it is 1am and i want to get to bed.
i will not convince you to join a religion. you must find your own way; i don't believe in either, anyway. you don't need a belief in a higher power in order to deal with life's hardships, though i do understand why you would want to have such a belief.
2006-08-04 11:13:48 · answer #2 · answered by kittens 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one should ever convince you to join a religion. a lot of religions were formed to fit the times in which they came to be. to help maintain control of the people, and to make money in all honesty. what better way to control an out-of-control population, than to invent an angry, fire breathing, punishment dishing god. instill fear within the people.
My recommendation would be to be a gnostic. Gnostic's basic belief is to live by the golden rule. "Due unto others, as you would have done unto you." It's not a religion, so much as a way of life. They're are gnostic churches, but they are very different in the way that most are not in actual "church" buildings but are held more like meetings for people to discuss their spirituality freely. Gnostic's have an unsatiable desire to learn as well. Most Gnostic's won't take things at face value as a result. You may tell one it's sunny and the sky is blue, they may already know this, but they still can't control the urge to stick their heads outside and check.
whatever religion you were to choose make sure it fits for you. be careful of anything that sounds too good, and is asking for a lot of money. god doesn't need money, and so you're ticket to the after life is free!!! just remember that!
2006-08-04 11:15:54 · answer #3 · answered by ninkmann2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most religions started after Babel. They worshipped Nimrod and his wife Samaramus. He died. She had a child miraculous from a Sun beam. Tammuz was born. Mother and child. They built the tower. God scattered them by making them speak different languages so they could understand each other. They went all over the earth. This is why the wolrd does not speak just one language. If you go to any part of the world you can find a Mother and her child and they are not Mary and Jesus. The people took their religion with them when they were scattered from Babel. Satan had conterfeited at Babel what God would do years later. When Jesus came, Satan already had the counterfeit religion going. That is why it is hard to descern what religion is true and what is false. They best lie is one that is closest to the truth.
2006-08-04 11:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by chris z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider that non-Abrahamic religions also share many of the same concepts. Specifically, look at the similarities between Christianity and Buddhism.
There are certain truths shared by all the religions, but I believe the errors in translation of men's written words, compounded by the centuries conspire to create the divisions of faith.
2006-08-04 11:16:47 · answer #5 · answered by JB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all, Catholics **ARE** Christians!!
In fact, Catholicism is both the largest & **OLDEST** Christian denomination with its Papacy being traced all the way back to when Christ Chose St. Peter as His Rock(St. Matthew, chapter 16).
Christianity is an outgrowth of Judaism. Judaism is a religion that is over 5,000 years old, beginning in the Middle East, & was founded by Moses, when he gave the Law to the Children of Israel.
The Jewish people waited for a very long time for the Coming of the Messiah(still do wait for Him), & Christians believe that the Messiah Came in the Person Of Jesus. We believe that Jesus Is God Incarnate, & that He Came down from Heaven To Save us all from our own sinful nature.
We believe that our sins endanger us with Eternal Damnation, & that Christ's Death on the Cross Saves us all from sin & Hell. We believe that By Rising From the Dead, Christ Conquered Death for all of us & that through Him, we too, may merit Eternal Life with God Our Father in Heaven.
2006-08-04 11:10:37 · answer #6 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do deal with similar concepts, but different people got different interpretations of different points. The Bible says this would happen, and you can count on it to happen because of the fallibility and imperfection of humans...
To mention what fearophobia wrote: I would say that Catholicism is part of Christianity in the same way that Texas is part of the US would be a better analogy than New York, but that's just my two cents...
2006-08-04 11:06:14 · answer #7 · answered by amberaewmu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics are Christian. It's the same religion. Jew don't accept Jesus. That's the only difference. (fundamentally). Everyone disagrees on non-important stuff, like if you should spank your kids.
2006-08-04 11:04:06 · answer #8 · answered by Demon of hand-writing analysis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I think those religions all started from the Jewish (that's why), which started from... I think they all branch out... someone forms their own branch of a religion and it evolves to become it's own thing over time...
2006-08-04 11:06:39 · answer #9 · answered by Indigo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone who starts a religion thinks they know better how to be religious than anyone else. It's vanity.
2006-08-04 11:03:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋