2006-10-04 17:36:56 · 14 answers · asked by some guy 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Opiate for the masses.
2006-10-04 17:38:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
Religion is a tool that people use to reach spiritual goals. Sadly it is often abused by people who do not seek spiritual things in life but only power and wealth and thus manipulate the tool and turn it into a weapon. "Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right." folksinger Ani DiFranco.
All religions provide people with the ability to discover the universal truths of the innate nature of the inner Self. Every religion just looks at the Truth from a different angle, a different perspective...because afterall we are each different (and each of us has different spiritual goals).
2006-10-05 01:37:08 · answer #2 · answered by gabriel_zachary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biggest Con in the world. More wars have been fought in the name of Religion than anything else, and if the Church is supposedly for helping the poor, how come most are very rich??
Be an Agnostic or Atheist, it costs nothing.
2006-10-05 00:49:07 · answer #3 · answered by graeme1944 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The world would be a better place without organized religion.
2006-10-05 00:49:30 · answer #4 · answered by buttercup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in God and the Bible, but I do not believe in organized religion, there are too many hypocrites in the churches. Besides, in the end, the church will be corrupt.
2006-10-05 00:58:18 · answer #5 · answered by Aliayh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
religion is the main aspect in our life.. as the guidance..for us... to distinguish the bad or the good things.. to decide the priority in our life.... to remind us that we are nothing without the Creator,,, the God... Allah,,, to remind us from doing mistakes.. to have peace in our life... Guidance is the main point.
2006-10-05 01:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by uci 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many rules that are enforced with the help of instilling fear. Does not accept or appreciate free thinking. I'll pass thank you.
2006-10-05 00:46:34 · answer #7 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a good thing. Many of us need to communicate with our Creator.
Too bad politics is often mistaken for it.
2006-10-05 00:44:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are too numerous to post here.
but in basic,,,,
that religion should be free. free to practice and we should be free to choose what our religion will be.
and that the government should not put any religious belief into LAW.
2006-10-05 00:41:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
...I DO NOT BELIEVE IN BEING IN ANY ONE RELIGION...I HAVE MY OWN BELIEFS...I DO BELIEVE IN GOOD AND EVIL..BECAUSE THIS IS VERY CLEAR TO ME...I BELIEVE EVERY ONE HAS A RIGHT TO THEIR OWN BELIEFS,,AS LONG AS THEY DON'T HURT ANY ONE ELSE...EVERYONE ON THIS EARTH SHOULD BE TREATED WITH LOVE AND RESPECT..I DO HAPPEN TO BELIEVE IN GOD..AND I BELIEVE GOD LOVES EVERY ONE..I DO NOT BELIEVE IN FORCING MY BELIEFS UPON ANY ONE,, AND NOR SHOULD ANY ONE..I BELIEVE ''EVERY ONE'' IS WRONG FOR THIS..!!. NO ONE IS SUPPOSE TO HURT ANY ONE..AT ALL..IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM..
2006-10-05 01:03:39 · answer #10 · answered by *Glowing* *Wings* 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋