2006-09-14 09:43:19 · 15 answers · asked by Julia 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How many people here do you think find you religious distasteful ?
2006-09-14 09:49:15 · update #1
Are unwritten accepted cultural rules more important than truth and right and wrong? In India, up until recent times it was common cultural practice that when a man died his wife was burned alive with his body at his funeral. If you lived in the 1700's(and later) and your husband died and you said "I still have a lot of life to live....I'm not going to submit to being burned alive with my dead husband", you would be committing a terrible 'faux pas'(as you put it) in that culture. I'm not interested in what is culturally accepted in a certain culture. I'm interested in what's right and what's wrong and what's true. Slavery was culturally accepted in the south of the 1850's. That doesn't make it right. Bashing jews was culturally accepted in 1930's Germany. That doesn't make it right.
I'm also not sure what you mean by overtly religious. Are we suppose to hide our religion in the closet? You can't do that. Your religion is part of what you are. It's part of your essense.....your being. There's no way to hide it and there's no reason why you should.
PS-----Incidently, let me give a definition of faux pas for those of us non-intellectuals who speak down to earth main street english.
A faux pas, (IPA /ˌfoʊˈpɑː/, plural: faux pas /ˌfoʊˈpɑː(z)/) (French for false step) is a violation of accepted, although unwritten, social rules. Faux pas vary widely from culture to culture and what is considered good manners in one culture can be considered a faux pas in another.
2006-09-14 10:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by upsman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Humanist, I'm curious what faux pas you believe the overtly religious are committing. Those living in a free society have the right to hold and practice their beliefs, so long as they do not abridge the rights of others.
2006-09-14 16:46:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm not overtly religous. And if I were, why would I care if my religion was offensive? And in what society are we talking about? In some societies it is not at all a faux pas to be overtly religous. Therefore this question only makes sense in one cultural setting and as the Internet is global, it makes little sense.
2006-09-14 16:46:41 · answer #3 · answered by James R 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately, I have noticed that you, personally, seem to be attacking all religions and religious beliefs because of your own insecurity. I've looked at your posts and you have so much anger in your words (and also that lovely photograph you've got posted).
Tell me. What is the correct amount of religion a person should have to satisfy your obvious needs?
Many of us here are not just here for the points. We come here to help others in their quest for answers. "Seek and you shall find, knock and the door will open."
I'm starting to understand you through your words. I'll pray that God will touch your heart and turn your soul into fertile ground which will grow a good seed and produce good fruit.
At the moment, the seed planted in your heart has not grown in fertile soil and is not producing good fruit. Lashing out at others will only hurt yourself.
Look in the mirror for a very long time. Not in vanity but in search of the truth. Can you trust a person like you? When you're feeling down, are you the type of person you can turn to for help? Are you comfortable with that person you see?
This little exercise has helped alot of people.
Also, here's a quote for you:
When the pain of change exceeds the pain of remaining the same.......
Then change. make it something for the good.
2006-09-14 19:19:59 · answer #4 · answered by Lizzard 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's true that in real life (outside of here) you should not shove religion down people's throats because that will have the opposite effect and actually drive someone away from the religion but I don't think that's the case on the Religion & Spirituality section of yahoo answers seeing that's what it's for.
2006-09-14 16:47:56 · answer #5 · answered by Alison 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I suppose it depends on how you classify overtly. We, Christians, by nature are supposed to proclaim our religion and spread the word. But there is nothing in the bible that says force feed all whom you can hold down.
2006-09-14 16:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
She is referring to Matthew 6:5 and 6:6.
6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
But Paul (1 Tim.2:8) disagrees with Jesus, telling his followers to "pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands."
2006-09-14 16:52:34 · answer #7 · answered by Scott M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, for we must not give our charity for the praise of men, but pray in our closets for the praise of God
Gospel of Matthew
2006-09-14 16:46:14 · answer #8 · answered by Tofu Jesus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Which is like being overtly human.
2006-09-14 16:48:20 · answer #9 · answered by TubeDude 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I honestly don't get this question...and I do want to understand this one. Can you add more detail and I will check back?
2006-09-14 16:46:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋