Does ur pastor say anything good about the other religion?do u question any belief of ur or other religion?

Answer 1

my faith is tested by circumstances. i see that Christianity is unlike any other 'religion' it is the only one that talks about self-sacrifice for someone better and bigger -- God. my pastor challenges me and my youth group to grow closer to God in our every day life. and he also tells us to explore other religions to understand them

Answer 2

This was not my pastor, but my mother-in-law's pastor. (They are Methodist.) I am an Eclectic Pagan Witch, and when my father-in-law (my husband's parents are divorced) and his family found out they decided they weren't going to attend our wedding. This was tough for me because, first of all, their children were supposed to be a part of the wedding part, and secondly because it caught me so off guard. They had seemed very tolerant and accepting of this. However, my husband's extended family (aunts, etc.) are very fundamentalist Christian so I expected them not to come. But him backing out really threw me for a loop.

My mother-in-law (who is VERY tolerant, and actually knows a little bit about my spirituality) was downright PISSED that he had made the decision and spoke about it to her pastor.

Her (the pastor's) response was something like this,

"That's so horrible! Wicca (witchcraft) is such a beautiful religion and they have such beautiful rituals! The only difference is that they seem to worship primarily a Goddess instead of a God!"

She had actually been required to attend a Witches' Sabbat while she was in school to become a pastor and learned about the religion. I was so floored when my mother-in-law told me this that any Christian pastor, or person of influence would have ANYthing nice to say about a religion that it generally condemned and looked down upon in the Christian church.

And yes, I started as a Presbyterian (Christian) before I looked into other spiritualities/religions. I was interested in Taoism, Buddhism, etc. I still maintain an interest in Buddhism, Hinduism, Native American spirituality, and others and actually incorporate some of the beliefs and practices of those groups into my own spiritual practice. (That's what 'eclectic' means.)

I hope that answers your questions!

Blessings and Light!

~RW

Answer 3

Yes. Funny story. I am Catholic and I go to a Bible study at my church. We use Bible study courses from both Catholic and Protestant sources. Well, when we finished the one we were working on and I had suggested a new one, my priest vetoed it, saying that the author was "too anti-Protestant" and he preferred to keep things ecumenical. We ended up doing one from the Anglican Church.

Our church regularly hosts joint worship services with Protestant denominations as well as Jewish and Muslim ones too. Just two Sundays ago during announcements, we were told about an open house at the Islamic Center across the street. Also, frequently we do joint youth activities, such as building homes in Mexico, with the local non-denominational church.

This is quite a contrast to the church of my youth, the Baptist church, where we were taught about why other religions were cults.

Answer 4

Yes, my pastor speaks of the un-Biblical practices of other religious and how we can share the truth of the Gospel. Also, in questioning beliefs in other or my religion (Christianity), we have a standard to measure such beliefs by. In fact, Jesus Himself tells us to measure beliefs by the Bible to see if they are of God or of Satan. And no, I do not question the content of the Bible because it has shown it is the truth through the questioning of others, and these answers proof of the truth in God's word.

Answer 5

Sheila, churches teach you about "self-sacrifice" to groom you to be the little sheep who give up your common sense and money.

Answer 6

i doubt it...