Is behavior of Jew, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, atheist, (or whatever) any different on daily basis?

Question

In the course of ordinary daily affairs, are there any behavioral differences that would identify people based on religious beliefs?

If not, why do people claim it matters which religion (or non-religion) a person follows?

This question is not related to religious rituals people follow, it is related to ordinary activities followed by average people, going to work, shopping, dining out, etc.

I am not asking about religious rituals, including dietary restrictions. All kinds of people indulge in rituals & limit their diets.

To Baltic:

Thanks for the non-responsive "answer."

If you're curious about who marked your answer as a "bad answer," it was me.

I am specifically referring to ordinary events.

Example:

Ten people are standing at a checkout counter (or whatever). Is there any way to determine who is of which religion based on behavior?

I am NOT referring to prayer, or motives, or anything other than common, every day behavior. Nor, am I referring to acts by extremists.

Answer 1

the answer is no, you cannot tell. I have been observing people all day and I cant tell

Answer 2

Muslims stop whatever they are doing 5 times a day and stand before God in prayer (Salat). That is the main behavioral difference between Muslims and all others. It's more than a religious ritual, it's a way of life.

Answer 3

Yes, I think there's an unconscious behavioral difference.

Very basically speaking, I've noticed that God worshiping people are more likely to have varying degrees of respect towards the people they know and deal with.

Eastern thought type people value people just about the same, with occasional exceptions.

To summarize...
Western is a fatherly love and Eastern is a motherly acceptance.

Of course, my thoughts are subject to change.

Answer 4

I am going to answer your question without "religion" labels, because not everyone who identifies himself with a faith practices it, or even really believes it. Christ was aware of this fact as you are JT, when he gave the parable of the wheat and the tares, and also when he said, "Not everyone who calls me Lord, Lord will enter the Kingdom of Heaven." After all, you yourself are someone who said he knew Christ for over 30 years, and apparently never did know Him at all.

Whatever a person calls himself (whether it's Christian, agnostic, Hindu, Jew, etc.), if he is genuinely making the attempt to seek after God, his daily life differs a great deal from the daily lives of those who do not, from God's perspective at least.

Note: One of the best times to seek after God is during the times one spends doing ordinary things. See Brother Lawrence's "Practicing the Presence of God."

Answer 5

i SO get your point - thats why i hate organised religion. everyone no matter their faith, goes to the shops to buy food to feed their families whom they love; goes to work to pay for said food and the material things we need. They all believe in God, even if they call him something different cos they speak different languages.
You cant tell someones religion just by their demenour.

(Well, maybe - christians at tescos on sundays, jews in the house on saturdays and muslims at the bomb shop most days.)

And thats what they all forget - they have 99% in common with all the great faiths, and fight, kill and bomb over a teensy 1% difference.
Thats why i think anyone with a religion is a nutter. Cos they are missing the point, ie we are all supposedly gods children, so why hurt the child of someone you love? Like i said - nutters.

Answer 6

There shouldn't b any difference noticeable. the bible says God is no respector of persons, all have sin & come short... So to believe in God, whether a person is a jew, christian, muslim, buddhist, atheist, or whatever deal only with an internal faith; belief; confession. And You, I or whomever dont have to prove their faithe to anyone. Only to God.

Answer 7

Observant Jews and Muslims follow dietary rules-more lobster for me:)! Some Buddhists don't eat meat, some do.

Answer 8

Only Jews, Muslims and Christians make big difference adversely to our life but not Hinduism and Buddhism they have a civilised life.

Answer 9

I believe yes, that most religious persons would have more acts of kindness, since they have an additional reason pushing them to be helpful and friendly to others.

Answer 10

Love? a lot of those structures communicate approximately love. Hasn't further them at the same time in spite of the undeniable fact that. seems that your diagnosis is faulty, love has no longer further them at the same time. i think of your assessment that we want love instead of open debate is likewise incorrect. each and every perception equipment could be challenged via another perception equipment. in spite of the undeniable fact that it would be staggering if all and sundry would desire to be nicer to a minimum of one yet another at the same time as doing so, yet a number of them have concepts that cause them to jointly unique, those would desire to be challenged besides.

Answer 11

If Buddhists are correct, well fine.
If Muslims are correct, well fine.
BUT if Jesus is correct then non believers are in deep trouble,
wouldn't you say? Eternity is a long time when you're not having
any fun.

I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!