That's just wrong hey? when you create such a destinct division between you and people who believe different than you it turns into spiritual warfare?
True, not true, why?
2006-09-22 06:01:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
True. The 'us VS them' attitude is never conducive to growth or understanding.
2006-09-22 06:07:21 · answer #1 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is a distinction between religions and all should be respected. Everyone should have a right to peacefully practice their respective religion without persecution or hassle. It just will never happen that way. It is no different than the distinctions people make in regards to skin color. All are beautiful and have something special and different they bring to the world. As such no one should be persecuted for that either but you can plainly see it continues after thousands of years in existance.
2006-09-22 06:07:01 · answer #2 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not true. I beleive that spiritual warfare has had alot to do with things that are unseen by the natural eye.
What difference does it amke anyway.
Religion was man made, who cares what division it causes.
2006-09-22 06:19:52 · answer #3 · answered by Osunwole Adeoyin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, it can turn into, well, verbal warfare at the least. But those types of things don't bother me. I've used the term to describe myself before. But, I think out of them all, I prefer Heathen.
2006-09-22 06:12:01 · answer #4 · answered by Kithy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Us vs. them" doesn't need to arise simply from not being part of something. I don't like tomatos, but that doesn't mean that it turns into any sort of warfare.
It's only when people start assigning value to being in-group or out-group that things start to get into problems.
2006-09-22 06:26:46 · answer #5 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i feel that the basic, original purpose of most religions was to ERASE lines of duality... some people still believe that and understand it. however, most of the time i see religion used to harden those lines. tsk tsk.
2006-09-22 06:12:50 · answer #6 · answered by thirty-one characters 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we who are tolerant must be tolerant of those who are not. if i want my thoughts, ideas, belief systems, etc. respected then i, in return, need to respect everyone Else's the same way i want mine respected. the reverse is true also. if i ridicule others thoughts, ideas, belief systems, etc. then they in return will ridicule mine.
2006-09-22 06:10:44 · answer #7 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of them like it, like pain-freaks. They say in their little heads; "Thank you Mr.Atheist, please let me have another @ss whoopin for Jesus!" and they eat it up while patting themselves on the back for being a martyr. Sheesh!
2006-09-22 06:07:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sometimes
2006-09-22 06:04:25 · answer #9 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋