2006-08-28 04:33:36 · 16 answers · asked by Spirit 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The newest religions (like the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster) are basically created to mock other established religions.
Newer religions (like Catholicism, Christianity,... etc) are based around one supreme ruler (God, Allah) and are derived from older religions.
Older religions (celtic-druidism, pagan) are polythieistic (worship more than one supreme being) and are tuned to nature.
The oldest religions (Confucianism, taoism) is based around finding a perfect self (or a form of enlightenment) through practices and sacrifice.
2006-08-28 04:39:09 · answer #1 · answered by m_thurson 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm a Baha'i and we believe there is one God, one humankind and one Religion. We believe that the religions in the past where steps in the evolution of the one Religion. At different times and stages in the evolution of humankind God sent His messengers to give us guidance. All these messengers briought us a double set of laws - spiritual and social. The spiritual laws are pretty much the same in all religions. The difference is in the social laws which were always in accordance with the time, the geographic placewhere the Messenger came, and our stage of evolution. The Baha'i Faith is the newest independent religion. Its founder, Baha'u'llah, the Messenger of God for this period of time, brings us new social laws. These lwas apply to problems and situations that humankind deals with now and for the next 1000 years. The Baha'i Faith is not more special or more important than any of the principal religions in the past. It's only the one for our time. If you are curious to find out more about it: www.baha'i.org and/or www.bahai.us.
2006-08-28 04:45:18 · answer #2 · answered by Style 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Simple, Noone Believe them. This is Technological Age, so starting a new belief system is next to IMPOSSIBLE. Even if you do succeed in inheriting a strong following, most likely you will be called a CULT. Its either Jesus, Allah, Jehovah, Following Buddist principles, or Athesist. All the other religions, Noone gives a damn about.
2006-08-28 04:40:03 · answer #3 · answered by Chris D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really, but people are different than the older ones. And they have put some nasty stains on religion.
2006-08-28 04:45:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While ancient philosophy has a lot to offer - the modern religions can use them to the best advantage in modern thinking and living. They are not stuck on a particular book.
2006-08-28 04:39:50 · answer #5 · answered by jmmevolve 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Chula
1955 - 1968 we had ROCK N ROLL
I cant express my Sorrow u missed it
1968 -1990 we had a MIXED BAG
becoz 1 cant beat R+R (some call it Rest+
Recreation, which we had plenty of in 1960)
1990-2005 NO MAN'S LAND (music wise)
IF u speak badly about HIPPIES ,
Relevations in da Bible , will tell u you will go
to ..(wot wos dat name again?)...
The ONLY new religion worth having IS
FEAR NOTHING
ENJOY YOURSELF
LEARN TO LAUGH AT deeaaattthh ,
Its NO BIG DEAL.... good Luck ....
2006-08-28 04:56:02 · answer #6 · answered by Moonlite gambler 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're newer
2006-08-28 04:37:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
They ask for your money and time more blatantly than ever and they keep spitting the same fairy tales at you. You don't want to go to hell now do you? Pay up sucker.
2006-08-28 04:55:04 · answer #8 · answered by Mike H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most pre-Christian/Muslim/Judaic religions were polytheistic. Monotheism is a modern obsession.
2006-08-28 04:42:59 · answer #9 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just a different version of the same fairy tail.
2006-08-28 04:41:12 · answer #10 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋