2006-09-20 00:19:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Negative contribution = conflict.
Positive contribution = liberation.
2006-09-20 00:22:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's hard to say what is the most important, but religious charity has definitely played a HUGE role in alleviating suffering worldwide. It would be interesting to find out what percentage of charitable relief organizations have religious affiliation or were started by a religious organization.
2006-09-20 00:22:11 · answer #2 · answered by KDdid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Willful ignorance and self-delusion. 800 - to - 1,000 years suppression of knowledge. The Dark Ages. And...
* a universe in which all that exists are the earth and heaven
* solid 'firmament' structure (the sky) separating the earth from heaven (terrarium earth)
* talking snakes (with legs) and donkeys
* shepherd staff turning into an asp
* demons chased out of people and into pigs
* friendly spirits
* evil spirits
* walking on water
* multiplying loaves and fishes
* food falling from the sky
* conception by a ghost
* people raising from the dead
* the sun stopping in its tracks
* parting seas
* people being bodily sucked up into heaven (which, by the way, lies on the 'other side' of the sky)
* world-wide flood that drowned the earth to a depth of 40 feet above the tallest mountain
* creating people from dust bunnies and ribs
* magical tree of knowledge
* god speaking from a burning bush
* ritual cannibalism, by eating god in the form of a cracker
2006-09-20 01:38:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most important in western society was the crusades that brought imports of Arab knoweldge and technology.
All though Catholism is not Christianity they did open the pathway to the Americas and Middle-East.
2006-09-20 00:22:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mate if it was'nt for Jesus we would not even have a planet to live on. But religion as an institute well i'd have to say charity the 'pure love of christ'. Religions contribute an awfull lots of charity. God Bless.
2006-09-20 00:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by punkrockdrifter 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ignorance, hypocrisy, theft, deception, bigotry, misogyny, genocide, and intolerance? Religion can inspire foolishness like nothing else.
2006-09-20 02:04:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
War, Hate and Intolerance.
2006-09-20 00:22:30 · answer #7 · answered by david s 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It keeps the insane and gullible away from the important matters?
2006-09-20 00:23:11 · answer #8 · answered by thomas p 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
population control by causing religious wars every now and then?
2006-09-20 00:21:39 · answer #9 · answered by wirelessmouse 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
None
2006-09-20 00:31:54 · answer #10 · answered by Fitforlife 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋