Changing religion...?

Question

What is your opinion about people that change their religion? I for one do not agree with this but I believe everyone has the right to choose.

Please note that I am not thinking of changing my religion I just want to know what you think

Answer 1

I sort of agree with you... I think religion is something so sacred (yet I do not believe in it) that it should be respected to an extreme. I think that if you are part of a religion you should believe it 100% or else you should reconsider being part of it. Religion is so sacred to some people that it is better to not participate than to participate knowing that you are creating an invisible Non-Believer mark on their Holy ground.

Answer 2

It was hard for me to change my religion because my mother and my sister are very religious people, the reason i changed my religion was because my mother passed on, and at the time a believed in god so much it hurt when she got sick and was in the hospital i would visit her every day and i could see her getting worse and worse, every night i would cry and pray to god to take my life and to spare hers so she could live just a little bit longer and not have to suffer, but he wouldn't hear me because he did nothing and my mother died a week later from her illness. I went through a lot of anger for a long time until i figured it out, god didn't help my mother because he doesn't care and he just let her die so the ranks of heaven could swell with poor souls like my mother, so now i had to make a choice about what i would believe in and i chose another religion that suited my personal beliefs about life and death. So if you ask me there is nothing wrong with people changing there beliefs or religion..

Answer 3

Everyone does have the right to choose. A lot of people are raised to believe in a certain religion without ever knowing what else exists. It's good to question and find what's right for you. Most religions are essentially the same anyways.

Answer 4

The religion that we are "born into" isn't really the religion of our choice; it's the choice our parents made for us. If, as an adult, you decide that you aren't benefitting from continuing in that religion, then it would be best for you to choose another.

On the other hand, changing one's religion is a serious thing. People who are "into" this religion or that, who change religions about every six months...these people are dilettantes and will not benefit much from any path they encounter as they aren't willing to stick out the difficult times to fully experience what any path has to offer.

So, I would say change is ok, but it shouldn't be taken lightly.

Answer 5

I think it's fine. A lot of people are raised a certain way, but when they're old enough to think for themselves and learn some more they may find something else that is more consistent with their own worldview. If anything, I would see a change of religion (or a conscious, well-thought-out choice to remain in their religion) as a sign of mental maturity and ability to think critically.

Answer 6

Perhaps the Jews have thought that way, and they could not see the first advent of Christ despite His fulfilment of all the prophecies in the Old Testament.
Christ has promised His second advent, if you don't get to reread the Bible and rethink about this matter, you may regretfully fall into the abyss of denial against Him.
Seeking and believing in His second advent (under a new Name in a new community without hatred to Christianity) is not changing religion, but it is true loyalty and obedience.
Yes, there might be false prophets, there might be the danger of our false judgement, but is it worth living in doubt or in blind faith?

Answer 7

Religion literally means something like "reconnecting". It is in one sense a reconnecting with the Divine, and in another a reconnecting with the community. Unfortunately, earthly religions have warped these principles and try to exclude rather than include. The best religion would be one that brought the community together as one while allowing each of them to reconnect with God in the way they saw best. It would be a religion that one need never leave.

Answer 8

I feel that when you find the truth you must move towrd it. However I think it is very dangerous to taste test many, and say that you are a part of them. Rather learn about them all and then decide.
I was in the process of seeking out my Jewish roots when Islam found me. I wanted to be jewish so badly and found that this was the religion that wanted me. I say that in the sense that its ideoligies really spoke to me, and that I was able to not only ask any question but also get logical answers to them. I can't see myself ever changing religions as I know that I was born a muslim and will, God willingly die one as well.

Answer 9

If they change religions it's because they didn't agree with the concepts of what the religion was teaching. When someone finds a religion that they feel comfortable with, they will stick with it.

Answer 10

its funny how people can feel that a new religion can make them better. or how the new religion is better than the last one... i think its all individual. yes, everyone has the right to choose but for what reasons?? on a whim?? cause of your husband/ wife is of another religion?? cause you were forced to?? i mean if you change your beliefs than it has to be cause its right for you. its right for you to become a better person. i dont believe in it. i belief that you make who you are and religion is just a guide for you. not the law and way. its crazy how people can think being catholic or muslim etc etc is making them better people. its really all individual...