What exactly is attacking a religion?
And what is 'forcing your beliefs' on others?
Does an action cause a reaction?
2006-09-26 04:56:23 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Disagreeing is a passive mental attitude, attacking is making that attitude physically real. First one is OK second one is not OK.
An action does cause a reaction.
2006-09-26 04:59:33 · answer #1 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Disagreeing with something is not necessarily an attack on something, it depends on how it's done.
Attacking a religion is the act of disagreeing without foundation. So if you disagree in a loud or continuous manner but you do not have facts or you take information out of context you could be causing hatred or discrimination against that group.
Forcing your beliefs on others is the act of making someone do things in accord with your belief even though they are not of your religion. This is one of the reasons that prayer was taken out of the schools because children were required to participate even when the prayers were in opposition to their own faith. Some employers, even today, have public morning prayers that all employees MUST attend. I worked for an employer whose religion forces women to always dress in a certain manner so it was the dress code for the business. One day a co-worker went and changed into slacks because she was going directly to the beach after work. From that day on, they made her life a living misery until she finally quit.
Does an action cause a reaction? Not always, but as in the example above it can. It's intensity depends on the action and the amount of people effected. Politics often plays a part. If a candidate needs a platform to increase their popularity or exposure they might take a minor incident and make it into a huge issue by using the press.
These are intelligent and thought provoking questions.
2006-09-26 05:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by Lynn K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, disagreeing is not the same as attacking something....
Attacking a religion or belief is when someone personally degrades all individuals of a group, and everything they believe in, in a rude and vicious manner. With the intent of bullying people into changing thier beliefs.
Disagreeing with a religion or belief is when someone accepts the other persons individual beliefs and yet still retains thier own different view and can debate with polite thought provoking questions from an open-minded point of view. In the hopes of learning more about thier beliefs while at the same time sharing your own and perhaps provoking intelligent, intellectual debate.. which may lead to swaying another to your point of view not by force, but by excellently convincing arguments.
Forcing your beliefs on others, is when someone who cannot accept anothers individual beliefs, tries to intimidate, coerce or force someone into accepting a different belief system. They may threaten all kinds of dire consequences if you do not believe or they may personally degrade your own beliefs etc etc.
And Yes, every action causes an equal reaction....
2006-09-26 05:20:20 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having a respectful disagreement is healthy.
Attacking a religion is based from bias and lack of knowledge. Same as being afraid of it.
Forcing can be misinterpreted as relevance to the question. Every one has a choice., to read or not.
Simply, the actions of intolerance, yes does create a reaction and again each person will be different depending upon attitude or frustration or maturity, the latter being the most important.
2006-09-26 05:05:38 · answer #4 · answered by dyke_in_heat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, every action will get a reaction. If it is something the other wants to hear, you will get a favorable reaction. If it is not what they want to hear, you might get a bad reaction. Depends upon the disposition of the other person and their beliefs. I am a defender of my own faith, but I understand that not everyone believes the same thing although I wish they would. We are all on this earth for a purpose and who or what you worship will determine where you will spend eternity. We all have to find our way though life the best we can. We are all one on one with God. Search your heart and if someone else does not agree with your way of thinking, what a neat thing to contemplate....think about and ponder before we blurt out a "//reaction"/that's it!
2006-09-26 05:05:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it's not. Many religions out there and many followers of these religions. Faith requires one to believe and follow his or her own religion. Disagreeing only becomes attacking when one party becomes abusive and tries to force their beliefs on others. Unfortunately, there are extremest in the world who feel like their religion is the only true religion and in order to show how loving they are they want to kill you. Action vs. reaction? Yes, war begets war!!
2006-09-26 05:08:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Action always provokes reaction even if it is only thought.
Weather you attack something or disagree with it depends on the method you use and that does relate to the words you use also.
Personally I think too many people get wound up by a bit of direct speaking.
But who am I too cast judgement, just a spec of energy in natures cauldron of power
2006-09-26 05:03:35 · answer #7 · answered by philipscottbrooks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disagreeing is not attacking in itself. I'm not sure what "forcing your beliefs" is. It seems like people who can't tolerate any disagreement or discussion use that term in reference to any alternative point of view. I have had many, many heated discussions with people who think I'm a moron for being a Christian, and conversations without any starting point for agreement. I've had people tell me "I'd better...." do this or that, realize their point of view is correct, etc., but I've NEVER felt like someone was "forcing beliefs" on me. I guess that if someone ever says I have to conform to their belief or else I or my loved ones will be harmed, I will be involved in having beliefs forced on me. Until then, I am comfortable enough in my own beliefs that I am not threatened by heated discussion or disagreement.
2006-09-26 05:02:41 · answer #8 · answered by lizardmama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To disagree on something should be a finished act--to name call and belief bash is something else...
...forcing a belief on someone or everyone or anyone is only possible if the person or persons in question allow it to happen...
...sometimes...depends on what the initial action is...
2006-09-26 05:06:23 · answer #9 · answered by George A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that attacking a religion would be making rude and agressive statements against that religion, not logically explaining why it isn't valid, just putting forth a bunch of bashing and name-calling.
Forcing your beliefs on others means getting in other people's faces and not letting up until they agree to believe the same thing that you do. It doesn't matter what they say, you just stand there and keep trying to push your doctrine on them.
As for the last question---ask Mr. Newton. = )
2006-09-26 05:00:00 · answer #10 · answered by I'm Still Here 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋