Why do we relate and involve our relegion(beliefs)with our daily friend relationship?

Question

I mean i've seen alot of people who believes in different relegion and hates(or break the friendship)with other people just because they have different relegion.Thats stupidity i mean i'm muslim and i know that alot of people these days hates muslims(after 9/11)because of the terrorism issues.But that dosen't mean that i don't have a lot of friends who aren't muslims but treats me in a good way as if i was his/her brother....lets overcome this problem.and its mentioned in the holy koran that muslim people are way better than any other relegions....same thing with the christianity...budda...etc.But that dosen't mean that suppose if a doctor heals u 4rom a wound at the hospital and he is jewish..and u are christian...aren't u going to thank him or spit at his face(because he is jewsh).Lets think 'bout it....by common sense if we lived like that then there would be continuosly...race and relegion wars....and this will happen one day which is known as "Armeggadon".........

Peace...!

Answer 1

actually I've never heard anything in buddhism suggesting we're better than anyone else. Please don't misrepresent something just to help you make whatever point you're trying to make.

I'd guess that people have a problem making relationships with people who aren't of their doctrine because people accept their doctrine as true rather than reality as true. Perhaps if they compared reality (what they interpret) to their doctrine they wouldn't have such a rough time.

Answer 2

I am a Christian above all us, so my way of life reflects that. I don't think that interferes with my friendships though. I have nothing against people of other religions, I just don't believe the same thing they do. I have a friend in Australia who is an atheist. If she asks questions about God, I answer them. I don't force my religion on her and she doesn't try to impart her lack of religion on me. I don't hate Muslims. I'm unhappy with the specific group of people that terrorized our country, but I don't believe you were part of that (were you). I get very upset with those who mock the religions of others ("Christian haters") or who try to prove that God doesn't exist. Why can't they just believe what they want and leave everyone else do the same?

Answer 3

In the Holy Bible Jesus tells the story of the good Samaritan. If you don't know it, its when some bloke was lying by the wayside having suffered some sort of misfortune, he lie there and 2 people passed by him, people of his own society and culture and religious doctrine. Then a Samaritan stopped and came to his aid, in Biblical terms, one who did not share in his religious doctrine, and was not of his community and culture. Despite him being someone who was hated by the Israelites (the Samaritan) he still helped the bloke lying on the ground. The point Jesus was making in the parable was to love all (as in the commandments) Love they neighbour as thyself. This means, to me as a Christian, that we should love every person as we expect to be loved, that means, we should treat everybody with love and respect. I'm not in favour of these wars and fighting and hatred and intolerance. I'm almost glad i'm of mixed origins so that I do not partake of one particular race's prejudice, in fact, i'm totally against prejudice of any form. (The only prejudice i have is towards prejudiced people! hehe). anyway, some of my best friends during school years were muslim, others were christian and along the way i've known buddhists and jewish people. I've known atheists but generally i find their ideology of purposelessness something which i cannot get my head around. People are people, even the queen farts and yet at other times she does all sorts of noble things. I think the point Jesus was making is that we're all human beings, we all respond to love, even monsters like Hitler, he too needed love. We all understand the language of love, why is it that we close our ears to it, just because Love comes wrapped in different packaging?? oh well, when i solve that one, i'll share it with y'all out there! Peace! Whizz...

Answer 4

Hey Bulletproof,

i don't hate muslims and while you and i definitely have different beliefs, i think you're right on as far as, there is no reason why any two people can't be friends.

i give you a heart amen!

Nickster

Answer 5

I don't know. But it's nonsense! My guess is people don't know any better.